Have a Current Diagnosis Of a Qualifying Condition
Bring Your Drivers License/ID and Your MSDH Patient Card (Issued Through The MSDH Portal)
Be a Mississippi Resident With Proof Of Residency
You Must Be 21 Years Of Age Or Older To Enter Dispensaries In Mississippi
Mississippi Marijuanas Legalized
Mississippi has legalized the use of marijuanas for medical patients who meet the 22 debilitating medical conditions. In February 2022, The Mississippi State Legislature passed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act which established the first medical marijuanas program in Mississippi.
The new bill reflects key features of Initiative 65, which was approved by more than 74% of Mississippi voters last November, including broad access for patients, decision rights for certifying healthcare providers, a free market and sustainable revenue models and reasonable regulations.
The limit to the amount of medical cannabis a patient can purchase is ¾ of an ounce, per week. Again, this is only the weekly purchase limit, not the monthly limit.
It will be safe to purchase medical cannabis at dispensaries that have received their license from the MSDOR. You can view a list of dispensaries here.
MSDH will set up rules for testing cannabis. Most states test for mold, pesticides, residual solvents, and other harmful substances.
Dispensaries in Mississippi will open around the beginning of 2023 according to the most recent estimates.
No. In order to legally purchase medical marijuana products at a dispensary in Mississippi, you must be certified by a credentialed and approved medical cannabis practitioner in Mississippi to legally access and buy from dispensaries here. However, out-of-state patients can register as a non-resident cardholder with the Mississippi Department of Health. Additional details on this can be found below.
Qualifying medicinal marijuana patients in Mississippi will be able to use their Registry ID Cards to purchase medical marijuana products at any licensed cannabis dispensary in MS once the dispensaries officially open (current estimates are early 2023).
Yes, edibles are legal in Mississippi for registered patients who purchase them legally at licensed dispensaries.
Yes, Mississippi uses the term Treatment Center instead of dispensary, but they are the same thing. Mississippi patients will be able to purchase medical marijuana at any of the state-licensed dispensaries called ‘treatment centers’ once they are open to medical patients at the beginning of 2023.
Medical marijuana dispensaries have to go through a very stringent and lengthy process with getting approval before opening up their doors to patients. Everyone that enters a dispensary will need to be approved, and registered, with the state by their physician prior to being allowed to purchase any medical marijuana products.
The qualifying debilitating medical conditions in Mississippi approved under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act include:
Chronic, terminal or debilitating disease or medical condition, or its treatment, that produces one or more of the following:
Medical marijuana is the use of marijuana plants and chemicals to treat certain conditions. It is basically the same thing as recreational marijuana, but for medical purposes. The cannabis plant has more than 100 cannabinoids, and each one has a different impact on the body.
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the main chemicals used in marijuanas medicine, as THC produces the “high” that people feel when they smoke or consume marijuana, meanwhile CBD does not give the user the experience of being “high”.
Cannabinoids are the active chemicals in medical cannabis. They are similar to the chemicals your own body makes which affect appetite, memory, motion, and pain.
Research suggests cannabinoids might:
A few years ago, medical marijuana gained much attention because parents discovered that medical marijuanas could help control severe seizures in their kids. The FDA even recently approved Epidiolex, which is made from CBD, as a therapy for people with very severe or hard-to-treat seizures. Some people experienced a dramatic decrease in seizures after taking the cannabinoid-based drug.
