A strain of marijuana called Power Plant is photographed on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at the University City home of a grower who is cultivating in his basement legally for personal use. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
JEFFERSON CITY — A federal grand jury last year sent the Department of Health and Senior Services a subpoena demanding information on four medical marijuana business applicants, the Kansas City Star reported on Tuesday.
The subpoena, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in November 2019, asks that the state not release the names of the companies being probed. The department had a deadline of Jan. 7 to turn over the information.
A spokesman with the FBI in Kansas City said the agency could not comment on grand jury proceedings.
News of the subpoena comes as the FBI has asked questions about two utility contracts in Independence, Missouri, and the rollout of the state’s medical marijuana program, the Kansas City Star reported on Sunday.
At the same time, according to the Star, a group of investors led by Titan Fish Partners LLC has proposed to repurpose the Blue Valley Municipal Power Generating Plant into a biofuels production facility.
Steve Tilley, a Missouri lobbyist and former House Speaker, had lobbied for Titan Fish until Sunday, when he terminated his relationship with the company, according to Missouri Ethics Commission records.
Tilley is also a lobbyist for the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association and numerous medical marijuana business applicants. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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