MS Dispensaries

Mississippi medical marijuana dispensaries are now open. 

Medical Marijuana can be purchased at a state-licensed dispensary, with a valid Mississippi Medical Marijuana Card.

A licensing system has been established to distribute Mississippi dispensary licenses, and potential applicants can take steps now. When forming a Mississippi company, or registering your foreign company to do business in Mississippi, potential applicants should register with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. As a part of this registration, entities are required to select a NAICS Code as part of the formation or registration. If the company is interested in being licensed as a part of the Medical Marijuana Program, the applicable NAICS Codes are 111419, 424590, 453998, and 111998. Applicants should choose from one of those available codes in order to complete the formation/registration of their business in Mississippi

Under measure 65 qualifying conditions for a Mississippi medical marijuana card:

• • Agitation of Dementias

  • Alzheimer’s Disease

  • ALS

  • Autism with aggressive or self-injurious behaviors

  • Cachexia

  • Cancer

  • Chronic or Debilitating Pain

  • Diabetic/Peripheral Neuropathy

  • Ulcerative Colitis

  • Crohn’s Disease

  • Epilepsy

  • Glaucoma

  • Hepatitis

  • HIV/AIDS

  • Intractable Nausea

  • Muscular Dystrophy

  • Muscle Spasticity

  • Opioid Management

  • Parkinson’s disease

  • Huntington’s Disease

  • PTSD

  • Seizure Disorders

  • Sickle-Cell Anemia

  • Spinal Cord Disease or severe injury

  • Spastic Quadriplegia

  • Ulcerative Colitis

    ***Or another medical condition of the same kind or class as those enumerated and for which a physician believes the benefits of using medical marijuana would reasonably outweigh potential health risks

Under the Mississippi Code of 1979, possession of fewer than 30 grams of marijuana is a misdemeanor. A first offense is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $250.00 fine.  

Marijuana is defined as any cannabis product containing more than 0.3 percent THC.

Possession of between one and 30 grams kept in a vehicle (trunk excluded) is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and up to 90 days in jail and a 6-month suspension of driving privileges.

Possession of larger amounts is felonies, as is the sale, cultivation, and trafficking or marijuana.

The sale of over 10 pounds of marijuana carries a life sentence without the possibility of parole. 

Penalties for possession of hash and concentrates are more severe than for marijuana. The possession of any amount greater than 0.1 grams is a felony with mandatory sentencing on a graduating scale. First time possession of up to .1 grams can be punished as either a misdemeanor or a felony, at the discretion of the presiding judge. Possession of more than .1 gram but less than 2 grams carries a mandatory 2 years in jail. Trafficking any amount of hash or concentrates carries a mandatory 30 years in the state penitentiary.

Possession of paraphernalia will result in up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.00. 

Being caught while driving under the influence of marijuana in the state of Mississippi will result in the same severe penalties applied to alcohol-related offenses. 

Federal law precludes any marijuana user from owning a gun. Technically, gun purchase and ownership are illegal across the nation if an individual uses any Schedule I Controlled Substance such as marijuana, even if it’s for medicinal purposes.

What Gun Owners Need To Know Before Getting a Medical Marijuana Card