Family aims to open cannabis cultivation facility in North St. Louis [Video]

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 …