![]() ![]() Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, lead negotiator, holds a bag of hemp to illustrate to lawmakers what specific portions of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Equivalency Units would look like during his presentation of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act in the Senate Chamber at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Jan. “So we are trying to correct those … and we do so in the bill.” Kevin Blackwell, a Republican from Southaven and one of the bill’s authors on the floor on March 8. “Unfortunately the Department of Health in their rules and regs probably accepted some things that were not intentioned (sic) by the bill,” said Sen. Legislators echoed businesses’ concerns throughout hearings over the bill. A Mississippi Today investigation found the Department of Health wasn’t being consistent, especially in its approval of cultivation plans, while dealing with a backlog of applications. ![]() The medical marijuana program has been fully operable - with dispensaries selling Mississippi-grown cannabis - for just under three months. The changes span from minor language tweaks to new provisions on background checks and public records. Tate Reeves must sign the bill before the new regulations are added to the law. The bill, first filed in the House, was amended by a Senate committee and the full Senate before the House passed it last week. The Legislature has approved changes to Mississippi’s cannabis law that will limit the information available to the public about businesses’ citation records and will attempt to crack down on inconsistencies from the agencies tasked with running the new medical marijuana program. ![]()
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