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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2018</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Marijuana; allow medical use by seriously ill patients, including service-connected PTSD.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA BY SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S SUPERVISION; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA; TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA; TO PROVIDE A LEGAL DEFENSE FOR PATIENTS AND PRIMARY CAREGIVERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-29-113 AND 41-29-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO TRANSFER MARIJUANA FROM SCHEDULE I TO SCHEDULE II UNDER THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA FROM CRIMINAL PENALTIES UNDER THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>01/30/18 at 18:35</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2261</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2261</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2261</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2018</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Public Health and Welfare</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>T</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/PH.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Judiciary, Division B</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/JB.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Simmons (12th)</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0029-0113</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00290113.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0029-0115</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00290115.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>041-0029-0139</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/041/00290139.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division B</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/30 (S) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2018/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2261IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2018/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2261IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2018/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2261IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2018/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2261IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2018/dt/SB/2200-2299/SB2261IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2018/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2261IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2018/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2261.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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