Mississippi Senate Bill 2498 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - 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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-02-14	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2498.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2498IN.htm