Mississippi House Bill 1012 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Compassion Mississippi Act; To Authorize The Use Of Medical Cannabis By Certain Patients Who Have Debilitating Medical Conditions; To Require A Patient To Receive A Written Certification From A Qualified Practitioner To Qualify For A Registry Identification Card For The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Authorize Practitioners To Specify The Dosage And Form Of Medical Cannabis That A Qualifying Patient May Use; To Provide For The Process By Which A Patient May Register As A Cardholder For The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide Certain Protections To Patients, Caregivers, Medical Providers And Medical Cannabis Establishments For The Medical Use Of Cannabis; To Provide For The Allowable Amount Of Medical Cannabis By A Qualified Patient; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Will Issue Registry Identification Cards To Qualifying Patients And Designated Caregivers; To Provide For The Licensing And Regulation Of Cannabis Cultivation Facilities, Cannabis Processing Facilities, Cannabis Transportation Entities, Cannabis Disposal Entities, Cannabis Research Facilities, Cannabis Testing Facilities, Transportation Entities And Cannabis Dispensaries By The Department Of Health; To Provide For A Statewide Seed-to-sale Tracking System; To Provide For Deadlines For The Implementation Of The Program; To Provide For Certain Limitations Of The Application Of The Act; To Provide That The Act Does Not Authorize Any Individual To Engage In Or Prevent The Imposition Of Any Civil, Criminal Or Other Penalties For Certain Acts Related To The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide That Certain Discriminatory Acts Against Medical Cannabis Cardholders Are Prohibited; To Provide A Process For The Addition Of Debilitating Medical Conditions By The Department Of Health; To Provide That Nothing In The Act Prohibits An Employer From Disciplining An Employee For Ingesting Medical Cannabis In The Workplace Or For Working While Under The Influence Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide That Nothing In The Act Requires A Government Medical Assistance Program Or Private Insurer To Reimburse A Person For Costs Associated With The Medical Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Require The Department Of Health To Provide Annual Reports To The Governor And Certain Members Of The Legislature; To Require The Department Of Health To Maintain A Confidential List Of Registry Identification Cards; To Require Certain Notifications From Qualifying Patients; To Provide For The Fees For Licenses Of Medical Cannabis Establishments; To Allow Municipalities And Counties To Enact Ordinances Or Regulations Not In Conflict With This Act; To Prohibit Medical Cannabis Establishments From Being Located Within 1,000 Feet Of The Nearest Boundary Line Of Any School, Church Or Child Care Facility Unless It Has Received A Waiver; To Provide Certain Requirements, Prohibitions And Penalties For Medical Cannabis Establishments; To Provide That No Medical Cannabis Establishment Shall Sell Cannabis Flower Or Trim That Has A Potency Of Greater Than 30% Total Thc; To Require All Medical Cannabis Products To Contain A Notice Of Harm Regarding The Use Of Medical Cannabis; To Provide For The Weekly And Monthly Allowable Amount Of Medical Cannabis And Provide The Possession Limit Of Medical Cannabis For Cardholders; To Require The Department Of Health To Establish And Promulgate Rules And Regulations Relating To The Program; To Establish Violations Related To The Use Of Medical Cannabis And The Program; To Provide For Fines, Suspensions And Revocations For Violations Of The Act; To Allow For A Deduction From Income Taxes For All Of The Ordinary And Necessary Expenses Paid Or Incurred During The Taxable Year In Carrying On A Business As A Medical Cannabis Establishment; To Require Dispensaries To Collect And Remit The Sales Tax Levied In Section 27-65-17(1)(a) From The Gross Proceeds Of Each Sale Of Medical Cannabis; To Allow The Governing Authorities Of Municipalities And Board Of Supervisors Of Counties To Opt Out Of Allowing The Processing, Sale And Distribution Of Medical Cannabis Within 90 Days After The Effective Date Of The Act; To Provide A Referendum Process For A Municipality Or County To Opt Into Allowing The Cultivation, Processing, Sale And Distribution Of Medical Cannabis In A Municipality Or County That Has Opted Out; To Provide For The Judicial Review For Those Aggrieved By A Final Decision Or Order Related To The Medical Cannabis Program; To Require All Fines And Fees Collected By The Department Of Health And Department Of Public Safety To Be Deposited Into The Medical Cannabis Opportunity Fund; To Create The Medical Cannabis Opportunity Fund In The State Treasury And Provide The Purposes For Which Monies In The Fund Shall Be Spent; To Establish A Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee; To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Temporarily Exempt From The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services Procurement Laws, Rules, And Regulations Acquisitions Of Information Technology Equipment And Services Made By The Department Of Health For The Purposes Of Implementing, Administering And Enforcing The Provisions Of The Compassion Mississippi Act; To Amend Section 27-104-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Grants, Contracts, Pass-through Funds, Project Fees Or Charges For Services Between The Department Of Health And Other State Agencies Or Entities For The Operation Of The Medical Marijuana Program Established Under This Act; To Amend Section 37-11-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Term Controlled Substance Shall Not Include The Possession Or Use Of Medical Cannabis That Is Lawful Under This Act; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxes The Sales Of Medical Cannabis To Certain Qualifying Patients; To Amend Sections 27-7-17, 33-13-520, 41-29-125, 41-29-127, 41-29-136, 41-29-137, 41-29-139; 41-29-141, 41-29-143, 43-21-301, 43-21-303, 45-9-101, 59-23-7, 63-11-30, 71-3-7, 71-3-121, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-127, 73-25-29 And 83-9-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 17-1-3, 19-5-9, 25-43-1.103, 25-43-2.101, 25-43-3.102, 25-43-3.103, 25-43-3.104, 25-43-3.105, 25-43-3.106, 25-43-3.107, 25-43-3.109, 25-43-3.110 And 25-43-3.113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law And The Provisions Relating To The Adoption Of Building Codes In Counties, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 25-43-3.108, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Some Minor Nonsubstantive Changes; To Bring Forward Section 41-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Powers And Duties Of The State Board Of Health, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Compassion Mississippi Act; create to allow use of medical cannabis by patients with debilitating medical conditions.

Rep. Jansen Owen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	House	Referred To Drug Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	3	New Code	See Bill Text
19	5	9	New Code	See Bill Text
25	43	1	New Code	See Bill Text
25	43	2	New Code	See Bill Text
25	43	3	New Code	See Bill Text
25	53	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	104	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	65	111	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
33	13	520	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	11	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	29	125	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	29	127	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	29	136	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	29	137	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	29	139	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	29	141	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	29	143	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	3	15	New Code	See Bill Text
43	21	301	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	303	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	9	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
59	23	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	11	30	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	121	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	15	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	19	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	127	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	9	22	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB1012.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1012IN.htm