Mississippi

Some MS cannabis growers may not be able to turn a profit with new weed-testing regulations. State Health Officer offers further grace period for growers to catch up with new regulations. Dozens of medical cannabis cultivators and other business owners voiced concerns Thursday at the State Capitol

Could Mississippi's Choctaw Tribe Follow North Carolina's Cherokee in Selling Recreational Marijuana? In July, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina started selling recreational marijuana on a limited basis, despite the fact that state legislators have not legalized the drug for

Cannabis In The Deep South: This Mississippi Company Delivers More Bud For The Buck To Medical Marijuana Patients. Mississippi's medical cannabis market is one of the newest in the U.S. presenting unique challenges and opportunities. Alec Pagliaro, chief revenue officer of Southern Crops, provides

Cypress Brake Cannabis Company and Delta One Brands Unveil Groundbreaking Cultivation Facility in Mississippi Delta. Cypress Brake Cannabis Company and Delta One Brands are launching its cannabis brand and cultivation facility in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. "We're a team of visionaries

Efforts to put guardrails around the largely unregulated market for intoxicating hemp products have repeatedly sparked lawsuits. Mississippi is confronting an unlikely new drug scourge: Hemp. Intoxicating, hemp-derived products — which aren’t subject to testing or packaging requirements — are being

A major cannabis testing lab in Mississippi has been shut down by the state’s regulator after toxins were discovered in samples it had cleared. Last week, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) revoked the license of Rapid Analytics, one of the state’s three medical cannabis testing labs

It’s been 1 year since medical marijuana became legal in magnolia state. Marijuana for medicine is generating a lot of green for the state of Mississippi. In its first year of operation, the Medical Cannabis Program has brought in millions of dollars in revenue and sales taxes. More than 32,000

Mississippi Cannabis Testing Lab Remains Shut Down Amid Retesting. The owner of Rapid Analytics said the business remains shut down even though the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) released products the laboratory had previously tested. The Natchez Democrat reported the owner, Mamie

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary who says state regulations that forbid him from advertising in most media amount to censorship A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary who sued

More than 100 pounds of marijuana was discovered inside of a car being transported on the interstate in Mississippi, authorities say. While making a traffic stop on a commercial vehicle transport on Interstate 20 Friday, deputies with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Team

Steep Hill Mississippi found that some so-called hemp products are not what they claim to be. Over-the-counter hemp products in Mississippi are not what they appear to be, according to a Steep Hill Mississippi analysis. Clarion Ledger reports that Steep Hill Mississippi President and co-founder

A Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary owner is suing the state over its prohibition on advertising for his business and others like it. Clarence Cocroft, the owner of Tru Source Medical Cannabis in Olive Branch, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday with the help of the nonprofit Institute for Justice