Senate Concurrent Resolution 587

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING THE DRAFTING, INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF A BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 18 AND 19 OF SENATE BILL NO. 2095, 2022 REGULAR SESSION, TO PROVIDE THAT A DISPENSARY, CANNABIS RESEARCH FACILITY OR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY MAY BE LOCATED IN ANY AREA IN A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY THAT IS ZONED AS COMMERCIAL OR FOR WHICH COMMERCIAL USE IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED OR NOT PROHIBITED; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY MAY AUTHORIZE THIS BY GRANTING A VARIANCE TO AN EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE OR BY ADOPTING A CHANGE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR THOSE ENTITIES TO BE LOCATED IN SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL AREAS; TO REVISE THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS FROM SCHOOLS, CHURCHES OR CHILD CARE FACILITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, THAT THE Joint Rules of the Senate and the House are hereby suspended for the purpose of requesting the drafting, introduction, consideration and passage, regardless of the deadlines imposed by said rules, of a bill entitled "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 18 AND 19 OF SENATE BILL NO. 2095, 2022 REGULAR SESSION, TO PROVIDE THAT A DISPENSARY, CANNABIS RESEARCH FACILITY OR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY MAY BE LOCATED IN ANY AREA IN A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY THAT IS ZONED AS COMMERCIAL OR FOR WHICH COMMERCIAL USE IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED OR NOT PROHIBITED; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY MAY AUTHORIZE THIS BY GRANTING A VARIANCE TO AN EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE OR BY ADOPTING A CHANGE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR THOSE ENTITIES TO BE LOCATED IN SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL AREAS; TO REVISE THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS FROM SCHOOLS, CHURCHES OR CHILD CARE FACILITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."