Senate Concurrent Resolution 586

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING THE DRAFTING, INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF A BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT"; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROMULGATE RULES RELATING TO A PHYSICIAN'S RECOMMENDATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO PROMULGATE RULES RELATING TO THE DISPENSING OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO DEVELOP AN ANNUAL, NONTRANSFERABLE SPECIALTY LICENSE FOR A PHARMACY TO DISPENSE RECOMMENDED MARIJUANA; TO AUTHORIZE PHYSICIANS TO RECOMMEND MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL USE BY PATIENTS WHO ARE CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED AS SUFFERING FROM A CHRONIC, DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITION AND WITH WHOM THE PHYSICIAN SHARES A BONA FIDE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TO REQUIRE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN PERSON; 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."

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That Joint Rule 40 of the Senate and the House is hereby suspended for the purpose of requesting the drafting, introduction, consideration and passage, regardless of any deadlines imposed by said rule, of a bill entitled "AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT"; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROMULGATE RULES RELATING TO A PHYSICIAN'S RECOMMENDATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO PROMULGATE RULES RELATING TO THE DISPENSING OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO DEVELOP AN ANNUAL, NONTRANSFERABLE SPECIALTY LICENSE FOR A PHARMACY TO DISPENSE RECOMMENDED MARIJUANA; TO AUTHORIZE PHYSICIANS TO RECOMMEND MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL USE BY PATIENTS WHO ARE CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED AS SUFFERING FROM A CHRONIC, DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITION AND WITH WHOM THE PHYSICIAN SHARES A BONA FIDE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TO REQUIRE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN PERSON; 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."