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Each dispensary is required to place a copy of its dispensary license in a conspicuous location within the point-of-sale area in a manner that may be clearly viewed by patients. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-14-101 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

These requirements shall be in addition to any general restrictions and obligations set forth in Mississippi Department of Health regulations. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-14-102 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-14-103 Reserved 7/1/2022 Reserved 3/6/2025

A dispensary shall maintain control of areas of the premises designated for sales to ensure that only authorized individuals are able to enter, using one of the following arrangements: 1. Stationing an employee at the entry door during all hours of public operation. The employee …

Individuals are prohibited from entering unless they are either over the age of twenty-one (21) or are under the age of twenty-one (21), accompanied by a guardian, and have a valid patient card. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-15-101 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

Cannabis products may only be displayed in such a way that prevents access to persons who are not employees. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-15-102 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

A dispensary can be located in the same building as another business, but the dispensary cannot share a premises. The licensed premises of the dispensary cannot share common entries or exits with other businesses. Additionally, there cannot be an entrance or exit within the inter…

Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-15-104 Adopted 7/1/2022 Reserved 3/6/2025

Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-15-105 Reserved 7/1/2022

Dispensaries may only sell certain items on the licensed premises. This includes medical cannabis, equipment used for medical cannabis, or related supplies and educational materials. Except for topical products, these items may only be sold to cardholders. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R.…

Medical cannabis includes cannabis, cannabis products, and edibles containing cannabis. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-16-101 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

Cannabis products include cannabis flower or trim of no more than thirty percent (30%) total THC, cannabis tinctures, oils, and concentrates of no more than sixty percent (60%) total THC, and edible cannabis products of no more than sixty percent (60%) total THC. Notes 35 Miss. C…

Equipment used for medical cannabis includes pipes, bongs, rolling machines, grinders, and similar products. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-16-103 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

Related supplies include rolling papers, bags, glass container jars, rolling trays, and similar products. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-16-104 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

Dispensaries are prohibited from selling items outside this scope of categories on the licensed premises. This prohibition includes but is not limited to, clothing, food that does not contain cannabis, beverages that do not contain cannabis, propane or butane, and vaping products…

A dispensary may sell approved topical products to a non-cardholder who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older. A dispensary may not sell any other product to a non-cardholder, regardless of age. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-16-106 Amended 3/6/2025

Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-16-107 Reserved 7/1/2022 Reserved 3/6/2025

With the exception of topical products, a dispensary must keep all permitted cannabis products in limited access areas where access is restricted to licensees and employees. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-17-100 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

With the exception of topical products, no person who is not a licensee or employee may handle cannabis products in the point-of-sale area unless a licensee or its employee supervises the person at all times. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-17-101 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025…

With the exception of topical products, a patient may handle cannabis products without the supervision of a licensee or employee only following the completion of a sale and once the purchased items are no longer within the premises or within an area that the licensee controls. Th…

Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-17-103 Reserved 7/1/2022 Reserved 3/6/2025

A dispensary is responsible for the operation of its licensed establishment in compliance with all applicable state laws and rules. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-18-100 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

A licensee has the responsibility to control its conduct and the conduct of employees, customers, contractors, and visitors on the licensed premises at all times. A licensee shall ensure that at all times during operating hours and hours of apparent activity, there is an on-site …

A licensee is prohibited from manufacturing, selling, or offering for sale any cannabis product intended for intravenous delivery or that involves any type of injection involving piercing of the skin of a human. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-18-102 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025…

Except for a dispensary operating under a management agreement under which no economic interest is created for the operator, the licensee in all cases must operate the business for himself and have direct control over its operation. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-18-103 Adopted 7/1/2…

No management agreement for a licensed place of business shall be effective until the Department has approved the same including review of all economic interests created by such management agreements. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-18-104 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

The management agreement must provide that the licensee will be absolutely responsible for any and all violations of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act or rules and regulations occurring on the licensed premises. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-18-105 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/20…

A licensee shall be accountable for any criminal or regulatory misconduct by its employees which occurs on any part of the licensed premises whether the licensee or a manager is present or not. Such misconduct may result in a fine, suspension, or revocation of the license dependi…

A licensee shall be accountable for any criminal or regulatory misconduct by non-employees when the Department finds that the licensee or licensee's employees knew or reasonably should have known about the non-employee misconduct and did not take any action to stop the misconduct…

With the exception of topical products sold to non-cardholders, a licensee must report medical cannabis dispensing information every twenty-four (24) hours to the Prescription Monitoring Program implemented and operated by the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy under Miss. Code Ann. S…

A licensee must complete all training required for the applicable seed-to-sale electronic tracking system to receive appropriate credentials and interact with the electronic tracking system as required by law and these regulations. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-18-109 Adopted 7/1/20…

A licensee must utilize a permitted Medical Cannabis Waste Disposal Entity, as described in the Mississippi Department of Health regulations, in order to dispose of any Medical Cannabis products. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-18-110 Adopted 7/1/2022 Reserved 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/202…

Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-18-111 Reserved 3/6/2025

The operating plan of a dispensary must state the business hours for interaction with patients, including sales and consultation, and hours for business-related activities, including accepting delivery of products and employee training. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-19-100 Adopted 7…

The operating plan shall state the hours ("normal business hours") during which it will sell or transfer cannabis products, along with cannabis paraphernalia, on the licensed premises to cardholders. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-19-101 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

The following activities should be conducted during normal business hours as stated in the operating plan or two hours before or two hours after such normal business hours: 1. Accept deliveries of permitted items and manage its inventory; 2. Enter transfers or deliveries into the…

A dispensary must notify the Department in writing if it wishes to conduct activities outside these hours. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-19-103 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended 3/6/2025

If a local government alters the business hours applicable to a dispensary, the dispensary shall amend its operating plan and submit the amended operating plan to the Department for approval within thirty (30) days of the local government's action. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-19-1…

Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-19-105 Reserved 7/1/2022 Reserved 3/6/2025

An entity or individual may not sell, possess, store, transfer, or distribute medical cannabis or medical cannabis products without first applying for and receiving the appropriate medical cannabis license from the State. Notes 35 Miss. Code. R. 11-2-100 Adopted 7/1/2022 Amended …

An application must include the following: 1. The names and other required information for all individuals and legal entities who are applicants. 2. Any forms required by the Department and any information identified in the forms that is required to be submitted. 3. A map or sket…

In addition to submitting the application and the items described in Paragraph 101 of this rule, the Department will require the following to be submitted: 1. For applicants:a. An affidavit provided by the Department affirming that, among other things, the applicant has not been …

The Department will review an application to determine if it is complete. An application will not be considered complete if the applicant does not provide all information required by the application form, the full application and license fees have not been paid, or all of the add…

Once all required information is received and the fees have been paid, the Department will send a notification to the applicant that it has received a completed application. Once the application has been deemed complete, the Department will investigate the application and issue a…

The applicant will be required to pay the fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) application fee and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) license fee before the application can be considered complete. If the applicant is denied a license because its main entrance is within one thou…

The Department will make a determination as to whether to grant or deny a license within thirty (30) days of receiving a completed application. If the Department is unable to receive the results of a background check for disqualifying felonies within those thirty (30) days, it wi…

After a license is issued to a licensee, the licensee will schedule a final inspection with the Department. The purpose of this final inspection is to determine whether the licensed premises has met certain requirements that must be completed prior to its opening and selling cann…