AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RENAME THE "MISSISSIPPI HEMP CULTIVATION ACT" AS THE "MISSISSIPPI INTOXICATING HEMP REGULATION ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCT", "INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCT" AND "TOTAL THC"; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL LICENSE HOLDERS TO ADHERE TO GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE FROM A CONCENTRATION OF MORE THAN 0.5% TO A CONCENTRATION OF MORE THAN 0.3%, THE VIOLATION OF PRODUCING CANNABIS SATIVA L. WITH A CERTAIN DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCENTRATION ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-217, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION OF ANY INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS FOR SALE WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF ANY INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE, PRODUCTION, OR SALE OF ANY HEMP PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN AN ARTIFICIALLY DERIVED CANNABINOID; TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF ANY CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCT TO ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS; TO TRANSFER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI INTOXICATING HEMP REGULATION ACT FROM THE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE TO THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AUTHORIZE THE MANUFACTURE, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF A CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 0.5 MILLIGRAMS OF TOTAL THC PER SERVING AND EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 2.5 MILLIGRAMS OF TOTAL THC PER PACKAGE AND HAS A RATIO OF CANNABIDIOL TO TOTAL THC OF AT LEAST TWENTY TO ONE; TO PROVIDE THAT INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS MAY ONLY BE SOLD IN MISSISSIPPI BY PERSONS OR BUSINESS ENTITIES LICENSED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LICENSING RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND PROCESSORS OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHARGE FEES FOR THOSE LICENSES; TO REQUIRE THAT A FINALIZED SAMPLE OF FINISHED HEMP PRODUCTS HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS; TO REQUIRE THAT LABELS FOR HEMP PRODUCTS BE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSUMABLE FOOD MANUFACTURING DISTRIBUTORS; TO REQUIRE A LICENSED ENTITY TO PROVIDE A QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO REQUIRE PRODUCTS CONTAINING CANNABIDIOL (CBD) TO BE TESTED IN A FACILITY WITH A DEA CERTIFICATION; TO IMPOSE A 3% EXCISE TAX ON CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 69-25-211, 69-25-215, 69-25-219, 69-25-221 AND 69-25-223, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS IN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "CANNABIS PRODUCTS"; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "HEMP-DERIVED INGREDIENT" AND "INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCT"; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OR ACQUISITION OF HEMP-DERIVED INGREDIENTS BY A CANNABIS CULTIVATION, PROCESSING OR RESEARCH FACILITY FOR THE MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE INCORPORATING HEMP-DERIVED INGREDIENTS PURCHASED BY MEDICAL CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CAPABILITIES OF THE SEED-TO-SALE TRACKING SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ENTITIES NOT LICENSED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT ARE PROHIBITED FROM SELLING INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY TO SELL OR TRANSFER INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT UNLAWFULLY SELLS INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 69-25-201, 69-25-203, 69-25-213, 69-25-217, 69-25-207, 41-137-3, 41-137-9, 41-137-11, 41-137-39, 41-137-45
Committee Substitute: 69-25-201, 69-25-203, 69-25-207, 69-25-213, 69-25-217, 69-25-211, 69-25-215, 69-25-219, 69-25-221, 69-25-223, 41-137-3, 41-137-9, 41-137-11, 41-137-39, 41-137-45
As Passed by the House: 69-25-201, 69-25-203, 69-25-207, 69-25-213, 69-25-217, 69-25-211, 69-25-215, 69-25-219, 69-25-221, 69-25-223, 41-137-3, 41-137-9, 41-137-11, 41-137-39, 41-137-45