Missouri’s hemp ban, which will block the sale of high-potency hemp flowers, joints, edibles and drinks outside of licensed pot stores, has left smoke shops across the state rethinking their inventory — or remaking themselves entirely.

Some are moving into …

Gilbert Grigsby, right, rings up Normandy resident Susanna Ebert for a hemp flower purchase on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at Big Heads Gift Shop in University City. A hemp ban that will go into effect …