Mississippi House Bill 1204 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize Alcorn State University To Establish A Program Of Cooperative Farming For The Cultivation Of Marijuana For Distribution To Out-of-state Vendors Legally Authorized To Dispense Marijuana For Medical Purposes; To Define Certain Terms; To Prescribe Certain Provisions Regarding The Cultivation Of Marijuana For Medical Purposes Which Must Be Included In A Memorandum Of Understanding Between A Local Farmer And Alcorn State University; To Create The Medical Marijuana Local Farmers Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Deposit Of Certain Moneys Collected In Connection With The Cultivation Of Marijuana; To Authorize Local Jurisdictions To Enact Ordinances Restricting Farms For The Cultivation Of Marijuana For Medical Purposes Under This Act; To Amend Sections 41-29-125, 41-29-127, 41-29-136, 41-29-137, 41-29-139, 41-29-141 And 41-29-143, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Medical marijuana; authorize Alcorn State University to enter memoranda of understanding for local farmers to grow for out-of-state vendors.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	House	Referred To Drug Policy

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1204.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1204IN.htm