SB 2672 Summary

• Authorizes the medical use of marijuana by patients diagnosed with debilitating medical conditions (including cancer, HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures, and multiple sclerosis) under physician supervision and removes criminal penalties for qualifying patients with written physician certification.

• Limits possession to an "adequate supply" of not more than 3 mature plants, 4 immature plants, and 30 grams of usable marijuana per mature plant for each qualifying patient.

• Transfers marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II under Mississippi's controlled substances law to allow medical prescriptions while maintaining Schedule I penalties for non-medical use.

• Prohibits smoking marijuana in schools, workplaces, public vehicles, correctional facilities, and public parks; restricts use by minors to cases where a parent/guardian provides written consent and serves as primary caregiver.

• Effective July 1, 2011, provides legal defense and protection from arrest, prosecution, and property forfeiture for qualifying patients, primary caregivers, and physicians following the law's provisions.