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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 15-22-3.11 - Work Permit Licenses

Current through June 25, 2024
3.11.1 A medical
				cannabis establishment representative as defined in this Part shall register
				for and obtain a work permit license issued by the Department before the
				individual may work for, volunteer at, or maintain his/her ownership interest
				of ten percent (10%) or greater, whether direct or indirect, in a medical
				cannabis establishment licensed by the Department.
3.11.2 To be eligible to obtain a work
				permit, an individual shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
3.11.3 An applicant for an initial work
				permit or renewal of a work permit shall complete a fingerprint-based
				background check of the Mississippi Central Criminal Database and the Federal
				Bureau of Investigation Criminal History Database and shall not have a
				disqualifying felony offense.
3.11.4 A work permit license shall be valid
				for five (5) years from the date of issuance by the Department.
3.11.5 A medical cannabis work permit shall
				be the property of the licensed individual and non-transferrable.
3.11.6 Anyone holding a valid work permit
				shall provide written notification to the Department within ten (10) business
				days of a name change.
3.11.7 All
				applicants for a Work Permit shall complete the application required by the
				Department and include all documentation set forth in this Part, pay the
				appropriate nonrefundable application and fingerprinting/background fees to the
				Department, and be approved as a valid work permit license-holder by the
				Department prior to beginning work at/for a medical cannabis establishment
				licensed by the Department or the MDOR.
3.11.8 All information and documents required
				by the Department, including but not limited to, the following shall accompany
				an initial or renewal application for a medical cannabis work permit:
A. Current photograph, meeting the following
				requirements:
1. Clear, color photograph of
				the head and top of shoulders (headshot);
2. In a .jpg, .png, or .gif digital image
				format;
3. Taken in the last six
				(6) months to reflect the applicant's appearance;
4. Taken in front of a plain white or
				off-white background;
5. Taken in
				full-face view directly facing the camera at eye level with nothing obscuring
				the face;
6. With a neutral facial
				expression and both eyes open;
7.
				No hat or head covering that obscures the hair or hairline, unless worn daily
				for a religious purpose. Full face shall be visible, and the head covering
				shall not cast any shadows on the face;
8. Shall not be digitally enhanced to change
				the appearance of the applicant (e.g., use of "filters");
9. Other photo requirements as specified by
				the Department;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.1 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
4.1.1 All medical
				cannabis establishments, including cannabis testing facility laboratory
				operations, shall be physically located within the State of
				Mississippi.
4.1.2 Licensed medical
				cannabis establishments may produce and possess usable medical cannabis in an
				amount reasonably necessary to meet the demand for and needs of qualifying
				patients as demand and needs may be determined by the Department. At a minimum,
				the Department will utilize the following data sources to make such
				determinations: patient registry, medical cannabis establishment licensing
				data, and data produced by the statewide seed-to-sale system.
4.1.3 Cannabis processing entities that
				process edible cannabis products shall also comply with any and all Department
				regulations for Mississippi Food Manufacture and Sale with fees and inspection
				schedules associated with risk level 4 for the related manufactured food
				permit.
4.1.4 Commencement of
				Operations. Medical cannabis licensees shall notify the Department (in a format
				approved by the Department) of their intent to commence operations for which
				authority is granted by the licensure status, along with the date of the
				commencement. Notification to the Department shall include, but is not limited
				to:
A. Verification of an operational alarm
				and video surveillance system meeting requirements in Rules
				4.5.2 and
				4.5.3;
B. Verification of secure locks throughout
				the facility;
C. Verification of
				implementation of biosecurity measures;
D. Verification of access controls throughout
				the facility;
E. Verification of
				initial inventory of cannabis and/or cannabis products;
F. Verification of functional operation
				capacity;
G. Verification of
				employment records (at the time); and,
H. Verification of connection to the state's
				seed-to-sale system.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.2 - Personnel

Current through June 25, 2024
4.2.1 An individual
				shall not begin work at a medical cannabis establishment until after he or she
				obtains a work permit license issued by the Department. An individual is
				required to renew his or her permit every five (5) years.
4.2.2 Medical cannabis establishments shall
				complete a criminal history background check on each employee to verify that
				the employee does not have a disqualifying felony.
4.2.3 Medical cannabis establishments shall
				ensure that any and all persons who are employed by, volunteer for, and/or
				engaged in activities or operations under the direction of the licensee are
				qualified to perform their assigned duties.
4.2.4 All employees of a medical cannabis
				establishment shall be entered into the state's seed-to-sale system within
				seven (7) calendar days of employment by the licensed entity.
4.2.5 A cannabis testing entity shall not
				employ an individual who also is employed or has ownership at any other medical
				cannabis establishment other than a licensed cannabis transportation entity.
				Further, when a cannabis testing entity owns a transport entity or any part
				thereof, the transport entity cannot have any ownership that creates a conflict
				of interest.
4.2.6 Test samples
				shall only be collected and transported by qualified lab employees Test samples
				shall not be transported between facilities in the same vehicle at the same
				time as any other cannabis product (e.g. retail-ready cannabis products) due to
				the potential for cross-contamination.
4.2.7 Cannabis testing entities shall employ
				a full-time supervisor or management employee who shall be responsible for the
				following:
A. Overseeing and directing the
				scientific methods of the cannabis testing facility;
B. Ensuring that the cannabis testing
				facility achieves and maintains a cannabis testing facility quality assurance
				program; and,
C. Providing ongoing
				and appropriate training to cannabis testing facility employees.
D. To be considered qualified, the supervisor
				or management employee shall have at minimum:
1. A doctoral degree in biological, chemical,
				agricultural, environmental, or related sciences from an accredited college or
				university;
2. A master's degree in
				biological, chemical, agricultural, environmental, or related sciences from an
				accredited college or university, plus at least 2 years of full-time practical
				experience;
3. A bachelor's degree
				in biological, chemical, agricultural, environmental, or related sciences from
				an accredited college or university, plus at least 4 years of full-time
				practical experience; or
4. A
				bachelor's degree in any field from an accredited college or university, plus
				at least 8 years of full-time practical experience, four (4) years of which
				shall have been in a supervisory or management position.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.3 - Facility and Grounds

Current through June 25, 2024
4.3.1 Medical
				cannabis establishments may be located in any area in a municipality or county
				that is zoned as agricultural or industrial or for which agricultural or
				industrial use is otherwise authorized or not prohibited, provided that it
				being there does not violate any other provision of this Part.
4.3.2 Medical cannabis establishments may be
				located in any area in a municipality or county that is zoned as commercial or
				for which commercial use is otherwise authorized or not prohibited, provided
				that the municipality or county has authorized the entity to be located in such
				area and that it being there does not violate any other provision of this
				chapter. The municipality or county may authorize this by granting a variance
				to an existing zoning ordinance or by adopting a change in the zoning ordinance
				that allows for those entities to be located in specific commercial
				areas.
4.3.3 A municipality or
				county may require a medical cannabis establishment to obtain a local license,
				permit or registration to operate, and may charge a reasonable fee for the
				local license, permit or registration, provided that this fee is consistent
				with fees charged to businesses that are not involved in the cannabis
				industry.
4.3.4 No individuals may
				reside at the same address and/or live on the same property where a medical
				cannabis establishment is located. Should a prospective owner of a medical
				cannabis establishment reside on an adjoining property, a separate address for
				the medical cannabis establishment shall be obtained from the county (e.g., 123
				County Road and 123 A County Road). The medical cannabis establishment shall
				have a separate, independent address from any residential premises.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.4 - Facility Construction and Design

Current through June 25, 2024
4.4.1 All
				commercial cannabis activities shall take place in indoor, enclosed, locked and
				secure facilities with controls over environmental conditions such as humidity,
				temperature, and light and that preclude unfiltered air exchange with the
				outdoors. Condition changes outside of the facility should not significantly
				alter or affect environmental conditions inside the facility Outdoor
				cultivation of cannabis and processing of cannabis products are prohibited.
				"Home grow" of cannabis is prohibited.
4.4.2 Indoor, enclosed, and secure
				facilities. All operations and activities shall take place within a building or
				secure structure that meets all state and local electrical, fire, plumbing and
				building codes and specification(s) in addition to the following requirements:
A. Has a complete roof enclosure supported by
				connecting permanent walls, constructed of solid materials extending from the
				ground to the roof that:
1. Provides a sealed environment that
				prevents unfiltered air exchange with the outdoors;
2. Provides control over the environment
				(i.e., temperature, humidity, light, carbon dioxide levels, etc.);
				and,
3. Protects commercial
				cannabis activities from all external elements;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.5 - Security and Surveillance

Current through June 25, 2024
4.5.1 Licensees
				shall designate a security manager with responsibility for overall facility
				security to include, but not limited to: adherence to security requirements;
				conducting semiannual audits of security measures to identify areas of needed
				improvements/corrective actions; employee training on security measures and
				controls; and, prevention of diversion/theft of cannabis and/or cannabis
				products.
4.5.2 Alarm Systems. All
				licensees and locations shall have alarm systems that meet the following:
A. Upon unauthorized entry, or attempted
				unauthorized entry, the alarm system shall transmit a signal directly to a
				central protection company or a law enforcement agency that has legal authority
				to respond. A designated employee of the licensee shall also be
				notified;
B. Provide continuous,
				uninterrupted coverage (24 hours/7 days) for all points of ingress and egress
				to the facility, including without limitation doorways, windows, loading
				areas;
C. Provide continuous,
				uninterrupted coverage (24 hours/7 days) of any room with an exterior wall, any
				room containing cannabis (of any type or stage of growth) and any room used for
				cannabis production operations and activities of any type;
D. Be equipped with failure notification
				systems to notify the licensee and law enforcement of any failure in the alarm
				system; and,
E. Have the ability to
				remain operational during a power outage.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.6 - Health and Safety Standards

Current through June 25, 2024
4.6.1 General.
A. Each licensee shall ensure that all
				cannabis and cannabis products it dispenses are safe for use or consumption by
				registered patient cardholders.
B.
				Each licensee shall comply with State and county health, safety, and sanitation
				laws and regulations and will be subject to unannounced inspections to confirm
				that no health or safety concerns are present which may contaminate the
				cannabis or cannabis products.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.7 - Extraction/Processing

Current through June 25, 2024
4.7.1 Cannabis
				processing licensees may utilize chemical extraction processes using a
				nonhydrocarbon-based, or other solvent such as water, vegetable glycerin,
				vegetable oils, animal fats, steam distillation, food-grade ethanol.
				Nonhydrocarbon-based solvents shall be food grade.
4.7.2 Cannabis processing licensees may use
				chemical extraction processes using hydrocarbon-based solvents that are at
				least ninety-nine percent (99%) purity.
4.7.3 Extraction processes shall take place
				in an environment with proper ventilation, controlling all sources of ignition
				where a flammable atmosphere is, or could be, present.
4.7.4 Cannabis processing licensees are
				prohibited from using pressurized canned flammable fuel such as butane intended
				for use in outdoor/camp like activities, handheld torch devise, refillable
				cigarette letters, etc.
4.7.5
				Cannabis processing licensees using carbon dioxide shall have equipment and
				facilities approved by local fire code officials, if applicable.
4.7.6 Manufacturing processes using flammable
				gas or flammable liquid shall have leak or gas detection measures, or
				both.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.8 - Storage of Cannabis and/or Cannabis Products

Current through June 25, 2024
4.8.1
				Storage of cannabis, cannabis products, and components shall be under
				conditions that will protect against allergen cross-contact and against
				biological, chemical (including radiological), and physical contamination of
				cannabis, cannabis products, or components as well as against deterioration of
				the cannabis, cannabis product, or component and the container.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.9 - General Recordkeeping Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
4.9.1 Medical
				cannabis establishments shall participate in and utilize the state's
				seed-to-sale system for inventory control and tracking purposes. All associated
				costs for their participation are the financial responsibility of the medical
				cannabis establishments.
4.9.2
				Medical cannabis establishments are required to maintain the following for a
				minimum period of five (5) years:
A. All books
				and records necessary to fully account for each business transaction conducted
				under its license;
B. A copy of
				each transportation manifest for each transport of cannabis and/or cannabis
				products shall be maintained (a separate license as a cannabis transportation
				entity is required if cannabis is being transported);
C. Employment records;
D. Record of all pesticides and chemical
				applications to cannabis and/or cannabis products; and,
E. Records of any theft, loss, or other
				unaccountability of any cannabis and/or cannabis products.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 4 - Operational and Recordkeeping Requirements › Section 15-22-4.10 - Employment Records

Current through June 25, 2024
4.10.1 A medical
				cannabis establishment shall keep an individual employment record for all
				employees, including, but not limited to:
A.
				Full legal name and any nicknames;
B. Detailed job description;
C. Record of all training received or
				acquired by the employee;
D. Dates
				of employment;
E. Records of days
				and hours worked;
F. Records of
				time worked; and,
G. Any
				disciplinary actions taken.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.1 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
5.1.1 Cannabis
				testing entities shall test for cannabis-related analytes for which they are
				licensed and registered by the Department.
5.1.2 Cannabis testing entities shall develop
				and implement an employee training program to ensure competency of cannabis
				testing entity employees for their assigned function and shall document each
				employee's qualifications.
5.1.3
				Licensees shall not treat or otherwise adulterate a cannabinoid product,
				concentrate, cannabinoid extract, or extract with any non-cannabinoid additive
				that would increase potency, toxicity or addictive potential, or that would
				create an unsafe combination, with caffeine or other chemical that may increase
				carcinogenicity or cardiac effects.
5.1.4 All edible cannabis products shall be
				homogenized to ensure uniform disbursement of cannabinoids throughout the
				product(s).
5.1.5 Every medical
				cannabis establishment licensee shall comply with the testing requirements for
				cannabis and cannabis products in this Part.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.2 - Batch Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
5.2.1 A medical
				cannabis establishment shall separate each harvest batch of usable medical
				cannabis into no larger than twenty-five pound (25 lb) harvest batch packages
				for testing purposes.
5.2.2
				Notwithstanding Rule
				5.2.1 of this section, a medical
				cannabis establishment may combine harvest batch packages for purposes of test
				sampling if intended for use by a licensed processing entity to make a
				cannabinoid concentrate or extract
5.2.3 A medical cannabis establishment may
				not combine harvest batch packages for purposes of sampling and testing for THC
				or CBD.
5.2.4 A medical cannabis
				establishment shall assign each harvest and production batch a unique batch
				number as defined in this Part and that unique batch number shall be:
A. Documented and maintained in the
				licensee's records for at least two years and available to the Department upon
				request;
B. Provided to the
				individual responsible for taking samples; and
C. Included on the batch label.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.3 - Sample Size, Handling, Storage and Disposal

Current through June 25, 2024
5.3.1
				An employee of a licensed testing facility will obtain and analyze test samples
				only from usable medical cannabis.
Cannabis products shall be sampled and tested in final form
				  in accordance with the rules in this Part.
5.3.2 Sampling shall be conducted on-site at
				the cannabis cultivation or processing entity. Testing entity personnel shall
				have access to the entire batch for the purposes of sampling.
5.3.3 Sampling Requirements for Mandatory
				Testing.
A. All samples must be collected,
				stored, and transported in a way that mitigates contamination and
				degradation.
B. Sampling of each
				harvest batch or production batch shall be conducted with representative
				samples such that there is assurance that all harvest or process lots are
				adequately assessed for contaminants and that the cannabinoid profile is
				consistent throughout.
C. For
				mandatory harvest/production batch sampling, the total batch weight or count to
				be sampled shall be verified by the testing licensee. A testing licensee shall
				not pull samples for mandatory testing if there is reasonable belief the full
				batch is not present for sampling.
D. A representative sample shall be taken
				from each container or area holding the harvest/production batch, from the top,
				middle, and bottom of the total contents.
E. The sampling shall be video-recorded, with
				the batch number stated verbally or in writing on the video at the beginning of
				the video and a visible time and date indication on the video recording
				footage. A facility employee must be present but not involved nor assisting
				with the sampling. The video recordings shall be maintained for 90 calendar
				days.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.5 - Failed Test Samples

Current through June 25, 2024
5.5.1 If a sample
				fails any initial test, the cannabis testing entity that did the testing may
				reanalyze the sample. If the sample passes, another cannabis testing entity
				shall resample the batch and confirm that result in order for the batch to pass
				testing.
5.5.2 If a sample fails a
				test or a reanalysis under Rule
				5.5.1 of this Chapter, the batch:
A. May be remediated or sterilized in
				accordance with this subchapter; or
B. If it is not or cannot be remediated or
				sterilized under this rule, it shall be destroyed in a manner specified by the
				Department.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.6 - Tentative Identification of Compounds

Current through June 25, 2024
5.6.1
				Tentatively Identified Compounds (TICs) are compounds detected in a sample
				using gas chromatography mass spectrometry that are not among the target
				analytes for the residual solvent analysis.
5.6.2 The Department may initiate an
				investigation of a cultivation or processing entity upon receipt of a TICs
				report from a cannabis testing entity and may require a cultivation or
				processing entity to submit samples for additional testing, including testing
				for analytes that are not required by these rules, at the cultivation or
				processing entity's expense.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.7 - Certificate of Analysis (COA)

Current through June 25, 2024
5.7.1 The
				cannabis testing entity shall generate a Certificate of Analysis for each
				representative sample that the cannabis testing entity analyzes.
5.7.2 The cannabis testing entity shall
				ensure that the COA contains the results of all required analyses performed for
				the representative sample.
5.7.3
				The cannabis testing entity shall, within three (3) business day of completing
				all analyses of a sample, upload the COA into the seed-to-sale system. Passed
				test results shall be in the Department's seed-to-sale system for a batch to be
				released for immediate processing, packaging, and labeling for transfer or sale
				in accordance with these Rules.
5.7.4 The cannabis testing entity shall not
				release to any person any cumulative or individual test results prior to
				completing all analyses and providing the COA to the Department.
5.7.5 The COA shall contain, at minimum, the
				following information:
A. The term "Regulatory
				Compliance Testing" in font no smaller than 14-point, which shall appear in the
				upper-right corner of each page of the COA. No text or images shall appear
				above the term "Regulatory Compliance Testing" on any page of the
				COA.
B. The cannabis testing
				entity's name, premises address, and license number; cultivator's, or
				processor's name, premises address, and license number;
C. Batch number of the batch from which the
				sample was obtained. For cannabis and cannabis products that are already
				packaged at the time of sampling, the labeled batch number on the packaged
				cannabis and cannabis products shall match the batch number on the
				COA;
D. Sample identifying
				information, including matrix type and unique sample identifiers;
E. Sample history, including the date
				collected, the date received by the cannabis testing entity, and the date(s) of
				sample analyses and corresponding testing results;
F. A picture of the sample of cannabis and
				cannabis products. If the sample is pre-packaged, the picture shall include an
				unobstructed image of the packaging;
G. For dried flower samples, the total weight
				of the batch in grams and the total weight of the representative sample in
				grams;
H. For cannabis product or
				pre-rolls samples, the total unit count of both the representative sample and
				the total batch size;
I. Measured
				of the cannabis and cannabis products;
J. The analytical methods, analytical
				instrumentation used, and corresponding Limits of Detection ("LOD)" and Limits
				of Quantitation ("LOQ");
K. An
				attestation on the COA from the cannabis testing entity supervisory or
				management employee that all LQC samples required by this Part were performed
				and met the acceptance criteria; and,
L. Analytes detected during the analyses of
				the sample that are unknown, unidentified, or injurious to human health if
				consumed, if any.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.8 - Post-Testing Sample Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
5.8.1
				The cannabis testing entity shall retain the reserve sample, consisting of any
				portion of a sample that was not used in the testing process. The reserve
				sample shall be kept at minimum, for forty-five (45) business days after the
				analyses, after which time it may be destroyed and denatured to the point the
				material is rendered unrecognizable and unusable.
5.8.2 The cannabis testing entity shall
				securely store the reserve sample in a manner that prohibits sample
				degradation, contamination, and tampering.
5.8.3 The cannabis testing entity shall
				provide the reserve sample to the Department upon request.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.9 - Transportation of Samples

Current through June 25, 2024
5.9.1 Qualified
				employees of a licensed cannabis testing entity are responsible for the
				collection and transportation of testing samples. Only qualified employees of a
				licensed cannabis testing entity shall collect and transport medical cannabis
				test samples.
Medical cannabis test samples shall not be transported in the
				  same vehicle with any other usable cannabis or cannabis products.
5.9.2 Licensed cannabis testing
				entities that transport medical cannabis test samples shall also comply with
				all applicable rules and regulations set forth in Subpart 7 of this
				Part.
5.9.3 Qualified
				employees/representatives of a licensed cannabis testing entity shall utilize
				an electronic inventory management system to create and maintain transportation
				manifests documenting all transport of medical cannabis and medical cannabis
				products throughout the State of Mississippi.
5.9.4 When transporting medical cannabis test
				samples, all cannabis testing entities and their employees/representatives
				shall provide copies of the inventory manifests to each originating and
				receiving medical cannabis establishment at the time the product changes
				possession.
5.9.5 The copy of the
				inventory manifest to be left with the originating medical cannabis
				establishment shall include, at a minimum:
A.
				The license number, business name, address, and contact information of the
				originating medical cannabis establishment;
B. A complete inventory of the medical
				cannabis test samples to be transported, including the quantities by weight or
				unit of each type of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products and the
				batch number(s);
C. The date of
				transportation and the approximate time of departure;
D. Printed names, signatures, and
				identification card numbers of testing entity personnel accompanying the
				transport;
E. The license
				number(s), business name(s), address(es), and contact information for all end
				point recipients.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.10 - Quality Assurance Measures for Cannabis Testing Entities

Current through June 25, 2024
5.10.1 The cannabis testing entity shall
				develop and implement a Quality Assurance (QA) program to assure the
				reliability and validity of the analytical data produced by the cannabis
				testing entity. The QA program shall, at minimum, include a written QA manual
				that addresses the following:
A. Quality
				control procedures;
B. Cannabis
				testing entity organization and employee training and responsibilities,
				including good laboratory practice (GLP);
C. QA objectives for measurement
				data;
D. Traceability of data and
				analytical results;
E. Instrument
				maintenance, calibration procedures, and frequency;
F. Performance and system audits,
G. Corrective action procedures;
H. Steps to change processes when
				necessary;
I. Record retention and
				document control;
J. Test procedure
				standardization; and
K. Method
				validation;
L. Chain of custody
				protocols;
M. Premise and sample
				security;
N. Sample handling,
				including sample receipt, identification, rejection, storage and
				destruction;
O. Contingency plans
				for data that is not within control limits, or is otherwise unacceptable for
				analysis; and
P. Disposal of
				cannabis and laboratory waste.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.12 - Required Formulas

Current through June 25, 2024
5.12.1 The cannabis
				testing entity shall prepare and analyze at least one of each of the following
				QC samples for each analytical batch:
A.
				Method Blank; and
B. Laboratory
				control sample (LCS); and
C. Matrix
				spike sample; and
D. Duplicate
				matrix spike sample.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.13 - Limits of Detection (LOD) and Limits of Quantitation (LOQ) for Quantitative Analyses

Current through June 25, 2024
5.13.1 The cannabis
				testing entity shall calculate the LOD for chemical method analyses according
				to any of the following methods:
A.
				Signal-to-noise ratio of between 3:1 and 2:1;
B. Standard deviation of the response and the
				slope of calibration curve using a minimum of seven (7) spiked blank samples
				calculated as follows:
LOD = (3.3 x standard deviation of the
				  response)/slope of the calibration curve
; or
C. A method published by the United States
				Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) or the United States Environmental
				Protection Agency (USEPA).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.14 - Cannabis Testing Entity Data Package

Current through June 25, 2024
5.14.1 The
				cannabis testing entity shall compile and generate one data package for each
				representative sample that the cannabis testing facility analyzes.
A. All data generated during the testing of a
				test sample, except data generated by automated data collection systems, is
				recorded directly, promptly, and legibly in ink. All data shall be annotated
				with the date of entry and signed or initialed by the person recording the
				data. Any change in entries shall be made so as not to obscure the original
				entry, shall indicate the reason for such change, and shall be dated and signed
				or initialed at the time of the change.
B. In automated data collection systems, the
				individual responsible for direct data input shall be identified at the time of
				data input. Any change in an entry shall be made so as not to obscure the
				original entry, shall indicate the reason for such change, and shall be dated
				and signed or initialed at the time of the change. A corrective action report
				shall accompany such change and shall be made available to the department, a
				non-profit producer, and a manufacturer upon their request for up to two years
				after the analysis is completed.
C.
				For each final result reported, an approved testing entity shall verify that:
1. Any calculations or other data processing
				steps were performed correctly;
2.
				The data meet any data quality requirements such as for accuracy, precision,
				linearity, etc.;
3. Any reference
				standards used were of the appropriate purity and within their expiration or
				requalification dates;
4. Any
				volumetric solutions were properly standardized before use; and,
5. Any test or measuring equipment used has
				been properly tested, verified, and calibrated, and is within its verification
				or calibration period.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.15 - Required Proficiency Testing

Current through June 25, 2024
5.15.1 A cannabis
				testing entity shall participate in a proficiency testing program for all
				methods available from an organization that operates in conformance with the
				requirements of ISO/IEC 17043 at least once every six (6) months.
5.15.2 The cannabis testing entity shall
				annually, successfully participate in a proficiency testing program for each
				test method performed for the below:
A.
				Cannabinoids;
B. Heavy
				metals;
C. Microbial
				impurities;
D.
				Mycotoxins;
E. Residual
				pesticides;
F. Residual solvents
				and processing chemicals;
G.
				Foreign Material; and
H.
				Terpenoids, if performed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.16 - Proficiency Testing Performance

Current through June 25, 2024
5.16.1
				The cannabis testing entity shall be deemed to have successfully participated
				in a proficiency testing program for an analyte tested in a specific method if
				the test results demonstrate a "satisfactory" or otherwise proficient
				performance determination by the proficiency testing program
				provider.
5.16.2 The cannabis
				testing entity may not report test results for analytes that are deemed by the
				proficiency testing program provider as "unacceptable," "questionable,"
				"unsatisfactory", or otherwise deficient. Testing with the deficient method
				shall stop immediately upon receiving deficient proficiency testing
				results.
5.16.3 The cannabis
				testing entity may resume reporting test results for analytes that were deemed
				"unacceptable," "questionable," "unsatisfactory", or otherwise deficient, only
				if both of the following conditions are met:
A. The cannabis testing entity satisfactorily
				remedies the cause of the failure for each analyte; and
B. The cannabis testing entity submits to the
				Department a written corrective action report demonstrating how the cannabis
				testing entity has fixed the cause of the failure.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.17 - Cannabis Testing Entity Audits

Current through June 25, 2024
5.17.1 The cannabis
				testing entity shall conduct an internal audit at least once per year or in
				accordance with the ISO/IEC 17025 accrediting body's requirement, whichever is
				more frequent.
5.17.2 The internal
				audit shall include all the components required by the ISO/IEC 17025
				internal-audit standards.
5.17.3
				Within three (3) business days of completing the internal audit, the cannabis
				testing entity shall submit the results of the internal audit to the
				Department.
5.17.4 A cannabis
				testing entity shall contract with an independent, third-party auditor
				certified to conduct on-site audits at least annually or in accordance with
				ISO/IEC 17025 accrediting body's requirements standards.
5.17.5 Within three (3) business days of
				receiving the accrediting body on-site audit findings, the cannabis testing
				facility shall submit the report to the Department.
5.17.6 The Department reserves the rights to
				perform additional audits as needed and without advance notice.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 5 - Product Testing and Safety › Section 15-22-5.18 - Recalls

Current through June 25, 2024
5.18.1 The
				Department may issue public notice of a medical cannabis recall if, in its
				judgment, any particular cannabis and/or cannabis product presents a threat to
				the health and safety of qualifying patients. All medical cannabis
				establishments are responsible for complying with recall notices. Recalled
				items shall be immediately pulled from production or inventory and held until
				such time as the Department determines the item is safe, may be remediated, or
				shall be destroyed.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										41-137-1 -
				  41-137-67.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 6 - Packaging and Labeling › Section 15-22-6.1 - General Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
6.1.1 Licensees
				shall not sell, or otherwise transfer cannabis and/or cannabis products to
				other medical cannabis establishments licensed by the Department and/or MDOR
				that are not packaged and labeled in accordance with these
				regulations.
6.1.2 Medical cannabis
				establishments receiving a sale or transfer from another medical cannabis
				establishment shall refuse to accept or shall return to the medical cannabis
				establishment transferring cannabis and/or cannabis products, any cannabis
				and/or cannabis products that are not packaged and labeled in accordance with
				these regulations. The medical cannabis establishment that sold or otherwise
				transferred the nonconforming cannabis and/or cannabis products shall accept
				such return.
6.1.3 Medical cannabis
				establishments shall document any such return, nonacceptance, or disposal, and
				such documentation shall include at a minimum:
1. The license number, name, contact
				information, and address of the medical cannabis establishment that sold or
				otherwise transferred the nonconforming cannabis and/or cannabis
				products;
2. A complete inventory
				of the cannabis and/or cannabis products to be returned or disposed, including
				the batch number;
3. The reason for
				the nonacceptance, return, or disposal; and,
4. The date of the nonacceptance, return, or
				disposal.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 7 - Transportation › Section 15-22-7.1 - General Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
7.1.1 Cannabis
				transportation entities shall comply with any and all motor vehicle laws in the
				State of Mississippi.
7.1.2 All
				employees shall possess a valid, unrestricted driver's license issued by the
				State of Mississippi and a valid work permit issued by the Department. The
				cannabis transportation entity shall also issue each employee an identification
				badge, with picture. All documents referenced in this Rule shall be in the
				employee's possession when in a vehicle transporting cannabis and/or cannabis
				products.
7.1.3 A cannabis
				transportation entity shall be responsible for any and all cannabis and/or
				cannabis products within its custody, control, or possession.
7.1.4 A cannabis transportation entity may
				transport cannabis and/or cannabis products to medical cannabis establishments
				during the hours of 5:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.
7.1.5 Prior to the transport of cannabis
				and/or cannabis products, the cannabis transportation entity shall ensure a
				trip plan has been created for each transportation event. At a minimum, a trip
				plan shall include the following:
1. Names of
				employees transporting the cannabis and/or cannabis products;
2. State issued work permits of the employees
				transporting the cannabis and/or cannabis products;
3. Date and start time of the
				transport;
4. Physical location of
				the originating medical cannabis establishment;
5. Physical location of the receiving medical
				cannabis establishment;
6. A
				description of the cannabis and cannabis products to be transported to include:
				quantities by weight or unit of each type of cannabis and/or cannabis products
				contained in the transport, along with the unique identifying numbers issued by
				the seed to sale system for each item;
7. Any anticipated stops during the trip,
				including the locations of the stop and arrival and departure time from the
				location;
8. The anticipated route
				of transportation;
9. Any and all
				instances in which cannabis and/or cannabis products are stored at cannabis
				transportation entity's facilities; and,
10. Estimated date and time of arrival at the
				receiving medical cannabis establishment.
11. The make, model, color and license plate
				number of the vehicles transporting cannabis and/or cannabis
				products.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 7 - Transportation › Section 15-22-7.2 - Vehicle Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
7.2.1 Prior to use,
				a licensed cannabis transportation entity shall submit to the Department the
				license plate numbers, proof of insurance, and vehicle identification numbers
				for each vehicle being used to transport cannabis or cannabis-infused
				products.
7.2.2 Vehicles used to
				transport cannabis and/or cannabis products shall be insured at or above the
				legal requirements in Mississippi.
7.2.3 Vehicles used to transport cannabis
				and/or cannabis products shall be equipped with the following:
1. An alarm system;
2. A global positioning system (GPS) to
				monitor location, routes, etc. at all times with the ability to grant the
				Department and/or state and local law enforcement access to the system;
				and,
3. Locked storage container as
				defined in Rule
				1.2.73.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 7 - Transportation › Section 15-22-7.3 - Storage Requirements - During and Outside of Transport

Current through June 25, 2024
7.3.1 A transporter shall not transport
				cannabis and/or cannabis product(s) unless it is first packed in a cannabis
				container by the originating medical cannabis establishment.
7.3.2 A cannabis container for transport
				shall be:
1. Sealable and sealed during
				transport;
2. Locked during
				transport;
3. Clearly labeled as
				medical cannabis and/or medical cannabis product;
4. Maintained in a locked and secure storage
				compartment that is part of the vehicle or a locked storage container with a
				separate key or combination lock.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 8 - Waste Disposal

Current through June 25, 2024
8.1.1 Cannabis
			 disposal entities shall also comply with all applicable rules and regulations
			 in this Part to include, but not limited to, licensure and registration as a
			 cannabis transportation entity if the cannabis disposal entity transports
			 cannabis and/or cannabis products
8.1.2 All employees shall possess a valid,
			 unrestricted driver's license issued by the State of Mississippi and a valid
			 work permit issued by the Department. The cannabis disposal entity shall also
			 issue each employee an identification badge, with picture. All documents
			 referenced in this Rule shall be in the employee's possession when in a vehicle
			 transporting cannabis and/or cannabis products.
8.1.3 A cannabis disposal entity shall be
			 responsible for any and all cannabis and/or cannabis products within its
			 custody, control, or possession.
8.1.4 Unless specifically licensed by the
			 Department to do so, cannabis disposal entities are prohibited from the
			 following activities related to the medical cannabis program:
1. Growing/cultivating cannabis;
2. Manufacturing/processing cannabis and/or
			 cannabis products;
3. Retail sales
			 of cannabis and/or cannabis products;
4. The resale of cannabis and/or cannabis
			 products to other entities and medical cannabis establishments;
5. Transportation, storage, and delivery of
			 cannabis and/or cannabis products (outside of the purposes of disposal and/or
			 destruction of cannabis waste); and,
6. Provision of cannabis and/or cannabis
			 products directly to qualifying patients and/or caregivers as defined in this
			 Part.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 9 - Advertising and Marketing › Section 15-22-9.1 - Prohibition Against Advertising and Marketing

Current through June 25, 2024
9.1.1 Medical cannabis establishments
				licensed by the Department pursuant to this Part, and/or entities acting on
				their behalf, are prohibited from advertising and marketing in any media,
				including but not limited to:
A. Broadcast or
				electronic media:
1. Radio
2. Television
3. Unsolicited internet pop-up
				advertising
4. Social
				media