Mississippi HB895: Medical cannabis; eliminate mandatory follow-up visit and extend validity periods of certification and ID cards to 24 months.

What the bill says

An act to amend section 41-137-5, mississippi code of 1972, to eliminate the mandatory six-month follow-up visit with the practitioner after the patient receives the certification; to authorize the practitioner to request or require a follow-up evaluation of the patient; to amend section 41-137-25, mississippi code of 1972, to extend the validity period for registry identification cards for resident designated caregivers to two years; to amend section 41-137-39, mississippi code of 1972, to remove the thc potency limits for cannabis tinctures, oils and concentrates; and for related purposes.

From the enrolled text, March 20, 2026:

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE MANDATORY SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP VISIT WITH THE PRACTITIONER AFTER THE PATIENT RECEIVES THE CERTIFICATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRACTITIONER TO REQUEST OR REQUIRE A FOLLOW-UP EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY PERIOD FOR REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR RESIDENT DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS TO TWO YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE THC POTENCY LIMITS FOR CANNABIS TINCTURES, OILS AND CONCENTRATES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 41-137-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 41-137-5. (1) No person shall be authorized to use medical cannabis in this state unless the person (a) has been diagnosed by a practitioner, with whom the person has a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship within his or her scope of practice, as having a debilitating medical condition for which the practitioner believes, in his or her professional opinion, that the person would likely receive medical or palliative benefit from the medical use of medical cannabis to treat or alleviate the person's debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated *HR26/R1845SG* H. B. No. 895 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1845SG PAGE 1 (BS\KW) with the person's debilitating medical condition, (b) has received …