Missouri currently has no Black-owned marijuana business that is vertically integrated — meaning licenses at every level, cultivation, manufacturing and distribution
ST. LOUIS — The rain drizzled down Xavier Messiah, as he and his younger brother waited outside Union Station in St. Louis.
Donning their black “Deer Owl Family Farms” hoodies — their family’s cannabis brand — they stood ready with stacks of business cards outside the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference on Nov. 4.
“Happy Tuesday!” Xavier exclaimed, as he handed everyone he encountered a business card.
“I got that from my father,” he later said. “It’s a great way to stop them without interrupting their conversations.”
If they stopped to talk, he’d quickly get his lines in: “I’m Xavier Messiah, and I’m here representing Deer Owl Family Farms. When you’re inside, speak to my father, Magnificent Messiah.”
Last year, his parents won a microbusiness wholesale license, which will permit …
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