Mississippi Senate Bill 2358 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Medical Use Of Marijuana By Seriously Ill Patients Under A Physician's Supervision; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide An Exemption From Criminal And Civil Penalties For The Medical Use Of Marijuana; To Provide Limitations On The Medical Use Of Marijuana; To Provide A Legal Defense For Patients And Primary Caregivers; To Amend Sections 41-29-113 And 41-29-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer Marijuana From Schedule I To Schedule Ii Under The Controlled Substances Law; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Medical Use Of Marijuana From Criminal Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Law; And For Related Purposes.

Marijuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients, including service-connected PTSD.

Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]

Sen. Deborah Dawkins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2358.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2358IN.htm