Mississippi medical cannabis sales on track to begin in January
Medical cannabis is on track to be on Mississippi dispensary shelves in January 2023, state health officials said, though barely 400 patients are currently approved to access the drug.
Medical cannabis is on track to be on Mississippi dispensary shelves in January 2023, state health officials said, though barely 400 patients are currently approved to access the drug.
The Mississippi government has collected millions of dollars in revenue from medical marijuana businesses, even though MMJ sales have not yet begun.
Mississippi medical marijuana dispensaries could begin sales as early as November, according to the leader of a cannabis trade association in the state.
Maridose has been licensed by the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice for the bulk manufacture of cannabis to supply marijuana, MJ extracts (including isolated chemical constituents) and THC to researchers.
Marijuana legalization advocates have had mixed success so far this year in statehouses across the country.
They’ve scored legislative victories in Rhode Island, Mississippi and Maryland, laying the groundwork for hundreds of millions of dollars in combined sales for recreational and medical cannabis companies in those states.
Mississippi medical cannabis regulators opened the licensing application process last week for growers, processors, testing facilities and transporters, but it could be year-end before sales start.
Nearly four dozen Mississippi municipalities and counties have so far opted out of the state’s new medical marijuana program, with the deadline for doing so emerging in a few days.