Each year Greenway asks readers to submit nominations for those leaders, companies, brands, products, and businesses they have deemed to be the Best of the Industry.

The top nominees for each category are selected to be voted on by readers. Awards oversight is provided by a committee of industry and advocacy professionals who contributed in a variety of ways. A nomination or win showcases a company or individual as an industry leader in Missouri’s cannabis space.

Missouri marijuana has become a billion-plus dollar industry annually with the addition of adult use sales.

In 2023 the state saw retail sales essentially triple overnight, when at the beginning of February, with just hours notice, Missouri dispensaries began to sell recreational marijuana legally. And it didn’t slow down from there. Missouri marijuana brought in more than $1.03 billion in adult use sales alone in 2023.

As the industry has grown, categories have been added and subtracted. This year the facility design categories have been removed, while product categories have expanded to better showcase the variety and expanse of the market.