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SB 2438

Mississippi Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.

MS Medical Cannabis Act; allow cannabis use by certain persons when conventional treatment options have proven ineffective.

Bill ID MS-2026-SB-2438
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Public Health and Welfare
Senate failed 2026-02-03
Drug / Cannabis Policy Healthcare
Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "QUALIFYING PATIENT" TO INCLUDE A PERSON FOR WHOM A PRACTITIONER HAS DETERMINED, AFTER CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT OPTIONS HAVE PROVEN INEFFECTIVE, THAT THE PATIENT MAY BENEFIT FROM MEDICAL CANNABIS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE MEDICAL CANNABIS USE BY A PERSON DIAGNOSED BY A PRACTITIONER, WITH WHOM THE PERSON HAS A BONA FIDE PRACTITIONER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITHIN HIS OR HER SCOPE OF PRACTICE, AS A PATIENT FOR WHOM OTHER CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT OPTIONS HAVE PROVEN INEFFECTIVE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Kevin Blackwell
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-03 Status failed
2026-02-03 Latest Action (S) Died In Committee
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