Under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, individuals with a qualifying condition may apply for a medical cannabis card with the Mississippi Department of Health.

Under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, individuals with a “debilitating medical condition” who obtain a recommendation from a licensed healthcare provider may apply for a medical cannabis card with the Mississippi Department of Health. The Act list the following as a “debilitating medical condition(s)”:

  • Cancer

  • Parkinson's disease

  • Huntington's disease

  • muscular dystrophy

  • glaucoma

  • spastic quadriplegia

  • positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

  • acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

  • hepatitis

  • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

  • Crohn's disease

  • ulcerative colitis

  • sickle-cell anemia

  • Alzheimer's disease

  • agitation of dementia

  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

  • autism

  • pain refractory to appropriate opioid management

  • diabetic/peripheral neuropathy

  • spinal cord disease or severe injury

  • A chronic, terminal or debilitating disease or medical condition, or its treatment, that produces one or more of the following: cachexia or wasting syndrome, chronic pain, severe or intractable nausea, seizures, or severe and persistent muscle spasms, including, but not limited to, those characteristic of multiple sclerosis

  • Any other serious medical condition or its treatment added by the Mississippi Department of Health

Purchase and possession limits are based off of Mississippi Medical Cannabis Equivalency Units (MMCEUs). One MMCEU equals 3.5 grams of medical cannabis flower; 1 gram of medical cannabis concentrate; or 100 milligrams of THC in an infused product. Unless further limited by their certifying doctor, resident patients will be limited to purchasing 6 MMCEUs per week and 24 MMCEUs in a rolling 30 day period. Nonresident patients will be limited to purchasing 6 MMCEUs per week and 12 MMCEUs in a rolling 14 day period. The possession limit for resident cardholders is 28 MMCEUs. The possession limit for nonresident cardholders is 14 MMCEUs.

The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act provides the following protections to those with a medical cannabis card:

(1) A person shall not be denied custody of or visitation rights or parenting time with a minor solely for the person's status as a cardholder.

(2) No school, landlord or employer may be penalized or denied any benefit under state law for enrolling, leasing to or employing a cardholder.

(3) A registered qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver shall not be denied the right to own, purchase or possess a firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition based solely on his or her status as a registered qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver. No state or local agency, municipal or county governing authority shall restrict, revoke, suspend or otherwise infringe upon the right of a person to own, purchase or possess a firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition or any related firearms license or certification based solely on his or her status as a registered qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver.

(4) Facilities such as schools, child care facilities and temporary care providers shall be allowed to administer medical cannabis in the same manner as with medical prescriptions.

(5) Any person or establishment that is in lawful possession of property may allow a guest, client, customer or other visitor to use medical cannabis on or in that property.

(7) A landlord may, but shall not be required to, allow the lawful cultivation, processing, testing, research, sale or use of medical cannabis on rental property.