SB2709: Mississippi Medical Cannabis Compassion Act; create.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Compassion Act; To Authorize Medical Cannabis Use By Certain Patients Who Have Debilitating Medical Conditions; To Provide For The Legislative Intent; To Provide Certain Protections For Qualified Patients, Designated Caregivers And Health Care Practitioners; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Health To License And Regulate Medical Cannabis Manufacturers; To Provide For The Licensing Process For Medical Cannabis Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Require The Board Of Pharmacy To License Specialty Pharmacies; To Require Medical Cannabis Specialty Pharmacies And Qualified Health Care Practitioners To Comply With The Prescription Monitoring Program; To Provide For The Seed-to-sale Program; To Require The Department Of Health To Establish And Administer The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Patient Registry System; To Allow The Department Of Health To Set The Maximum Daily Dosage Of Medical Cannabis; To Set Certain Requirements For The Security And Operation Of Medical Cannabis Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Allow State-funded Public Universities The First Right Of Refusal To Be Licensed As A Medical Cannabis Manufacturer; To Prohibit Any Company From Being Licensed As A Manufacturer Or Specialty Pharmacy If It Is Owned Wholly Or In Part By Any State Employee Or A Member Of A State Employee's Immediate Family; To Require All Employees Of Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies To Pass A Background Check; To Provide For Violations Of The Act; To Set Licensing Fees Of Manufacturers And Specialty Pharmacies; To Provide For Certain Limitations Of The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Require The Board Of Pharmacy And The Department Of Health To Adopt Rules And Regulations Relating To Medical Cannabis; To Require That The Department Of Health Provide Certain Reports To The Legislature Regarding The Medical Cannabis Program; To Allow The Department Of Health And Board Of Pharmacy To Examine The Business Affairs And Conditions Of Medical Cannabis Manufacturers Or Specialty Pharmacies; To Prohibit The Department Of Health And Board Of Pharmacy From Licensing Specialty Pharmacies And Medical Cannabis Manufacturers In A County Or Municipality Unless The County Or Municipality Has Authorized The Operation Within Its Boundaries; To Provide That Specialty Pharmacies And Medical Cannabis Manufacturers Shall Collect And Remit The Sales Tax Levied In Section 27-65-17(1)(a) From The Gross Proceeds Derived From Each Sale Of Medical Cannabis; To Establish The Medical Cannabis Research And Opportunity Fund In The State Treasury; To Amend Sections 25-53-5, 27-104-203, 27-65-111, 33-13-520, 41-29-125, 41-29-127, 41-29-136, 41-29-137, 41-29-139, 41-29-141, 41-29-143, 59-23-7, 63-11-30, 71-3-7, 71-3-121, 73-21-127, 73-25-29 And 83-9-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.