Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 3 - Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses, Background Checks, and Work Permits › Section 15-22-3.2 - Categories and Fees

Current through June 25, 2024
3.2.1 Categories of
				Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses. The following categories of medical
				cannabis establishment licenses may be issued by the Department consistent with
				the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act:
A.
				Cannabis Cultivation License. Establishments licensed as cannabis cultivation
				facilities/entities or micro-cultivation facilities may engage in the following
				commercial cannabis activities: acquisition and possession of medical cannabis,
				production of cannabis (e.g., grow, cultivate, harvest, dry, cure, trim) in
				accordance with the rules contained in this Part; storage of cannabis and/or
				raw pre-roll cannabis products; packaging and labeling of cannabis and/or
				cannabis products; production of raw pre-roll cannabis products, the sale of
				cannabis and raw pre-roll cannabis products to medical cannabis establishments
				authorized by this Part or medical cannabis dispensaries licensed by MDOR.
				Additionally, establishments licensed as micro-cultivation facilities/entities
				shall meet the ownership requirement established in Miss. Code §
										41-137-35(12).
B. Cannabis Processing License.
				Establishments licensed as cannabis processing facilities/entities or
				micro-processing facilities may engage in the following commercial cannabis
				activities: acquisition of cannabis from licensed cultivation and/or
				micro-cultivation facilities/entities; possession of cannabis with the intent
				to manufacture cannabis products; manufacture of cannabis products from
				unprocessed cannabis and/or a cannabis extract; storage of cannabis and/or
				cannabis products, packaging and labeling of cannabis and/or cannabis products,
				the sale of cannabis products to medical cannabis establishments authorized by
				this Part or medical cannabis dispensaries licensed by MDOR. Additionally,
				establishments licensed as micro-processing facilities/entities shall meet the
				ownership requirement established in Miss. Code §
										41-137-35(12).
C. Cannabis Transportation License.
				Establishments licensed as cannabis transportation entities in accordance with
				the rules in this Part may engage in the transportation (e.g., transfer) and
				storage of cannabis and/or cannabis products to other licensed medical cannabis
				establishments authorized by this Part and/or medical cannabis dispensaries
				licensed by MDOR.
D. Cannabis
				Disposal License. Establishments licensed as cannabis disposal entities may
				engage in the following commercial cannabis activities: disposal or destruction
				of medical cannabis, cannabis products, and/or cannabis waste.
E. Cannabis Testing Facility License.
				Establishments licensed as medical cannabis testing facilities/entities may
				engage in the following commercial cannabis activities: collection and
				transportation of medical cannabis test samples, testing of medical cannabis
				test samples for purposes of analyzing the safety and potency of cannabis and
				cannabis products.
F. Cannabis
				Research License. Establishments licensed as medical cannabis research
				facilities/entities may engage in the following commercial cannabis activities:
				acquisition of cannabis or cannabis products from licensed cannabis cultivation
				facilities and licensed cannabis processing facilities in order to research
				cannabis, develop best practices for specific medical conditions, develop
				medicines and provide commercial access for medical use.