Mississippi Senate Bill 2252 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Medical Use Of Marihuana By Seriously Ill Patients Under A Physician's Supervision; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide An Exemption From Criminal And Civil Penalties For The Medical Use Of Marihuana; To Provide Limitations On The Medical Use Of Marihuana; To Provide A Legal Defense For Patients And Primary Caregivers; To Amend Sections 41-29-113 And 41-29-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer Marihuana From Schedule I To Schedule Ii Under The Controlled Substances Law; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Medical Use Of Marihuana From Criminal Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Law; And For Related Purposes.

Marihuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients under doctor's supervision.

Sen. Deborah Dawkins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-01-30		Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2252.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2252IN.htm