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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) last week vetoed two pieces of legislation that provided updates to the state’s medical cannabis law. Together the bills would have allowed ‘right-to-try’ provisions for patients and loosened rules for doctor visits. The reforms would have also eliminated THC caps on some medical cannabis products.
In his veto of the bill to loosen rules and end some of the THC caps, Reeves said the legislation “seeks to erode three important safeguards” in the state’s law “meant to minimize the potential diversion” of medical cannabis “for recreational purposes.”
The requirement for a six-month mandatory follow-up to make sure the patient receives a therapeutic benefit, the caregivers having to undergo an annual criminal background screening and the THC concentration cap of 60% on oils and concentrates is reasonable and necessary and does not create any unnecessary barriers. — Reeves in his veto message
The vetoed bill was referred back to the House Business and Commerce Committee
In his veto of the ‘right-to-try’ bill, Reeves said the bill would “extend the ‘right to try medical cannabis’ to every person on the planet,” which he opposes.
Reeves, in his veto, cited concerns raised by Dr. Daniel Edney. The state’s health officer said that this proposal would “shift the intention of the bill from giving Mississippians the capability to work with treating doctors when they are facing dire circumstances and all other options have been exhausted.”
The following policy positions are taken: [Mississippi State Department of Health] was clearly communicated to leadership and in committee that we could only support this narrowly drafted and strict language,” the veto message states, quoting Edney, “and would not support anything to make the program more recreational in nature. The revised language, unfortunately, distorts what the original bill intended.
The vetoed bill was returned to the House Public Health and Human Services Committee.
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