Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1195: Medical cannabis; prohibit advertising or marketing of within the State of Mississippi by any person or entity.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES FROM ADVERTISING AND MARKETING MEDICAL CANNABIS IN ANY MEDIA WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI OR ADVERTISING MEDICAL CANNABIS IN ANY MANNER THAT CAN BE VIEWABLE OR OTHERWISE PERCEIVED AS A PUBLIC SPACE WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION, AND TAKE SUCH LEGAL ACTIONS AS NECESSARY TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONS OR ENTITIES ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF FROM ADVERTISING AND MARKETING IN ANY MEDIA OR ADVERTISING IN ANY MANNER THAT CAN BE VIEWABLE OR OTHERWISE PERCEIVED AS A PUBLIC SPACE; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to prohibit individuals, corporations and other entities from advertising and marketing medical cannabis in any media within the state of mississippi or advertising medical cannabis in any manner that can be viewable or otherwise perceived as a public space within the state of mississippi; to require the attorney general to receive and investigate complaints of violations of this provision, and take such legal actions as necessary to enforce compliance with this provision…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES FROM ADVERTISING AND MARKETING MEDICAL CANNABIS IN ANY MEDIA WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI OR ADVERTISING MEDICAL CANNABIS IN ANY MANNER THAT CAN BE VIEWABLE OR OTHERWISE PERCEIVED AS A PUBLIC SPACE WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION, AND TAKE SUCH LEGAL ACTIONS AS NECESSARY TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERSONS OR ENTITIES ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF FROM ADVERTISING AND MARKETING IN ANY MEDIA OR ADVERTISING IN ANY MANNER THAT CAN BE VIEWABLE OR OTHERWISE PERCEIVED AS A PUBLIC SPACE; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, the term "advertising" means all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of medical cannabis. (2) An individual, corporation or other entity is prohibited from (a) advertising and marketing medical cannabis in any media, including, but not limited to, broadcast or electronic media, *HR26/R1472* H. B. No. …