The first option is not useful as some drugstores cost billions of dollars. According to Vote Hemp, a pro-legalization group, Mississippi is one of four states that has not legalized hemp farming. We have opportunity," Rowell said. State, Territory, and Tribal Hemp Program Contact Information Besides, different situations with various people seemed an interesting adventure where she was someone to help find the solution. "Our growing seasons are long.". If a hemp grower violates the State Plan, including growing hemp containing a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC . Thus try to develop trustful relations with your partners. The initial draft does not suppose any provisions about it. Anyway, its quite hard to get funding for a dispensary. Mississippis department of health regulates all the licensing procedures. About; Leadership; Advocacy; Membership; Data & Research; Events & Education; News & Media; Hemp Farmers United A unified voice for America's hemp farmers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) was approved in June 2018, and Mississippi adopted it in 2020; however, at the time, there were about 275 licensed hemp farmers but none of them were actively cultivating hemp, says Melanie Sorenson, MIHA executive director. Submit sufficient proof that the entity has no owner, board member, officer, or anyone with an economic interest in the entity who: Has previously held a cannabis business license that has been revoked. The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, Senate Bill 2095, was a follow-up to the 2020 initiative and mostly followed its provisions, save for lowering the monthly purchase limit from five to four ounces. Has submitted a sworn statement indicating that he or she is a true and actual owner of the entity for which the license is desired, and that he or she intends to carry on the business authorized for himself or herself and the entity and not as the agent for any other entity. MSIHA Partners. Division of Cannabis Regulation PO Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 Toll-Free Access Line: 866-219-0165 (9:00 am - 3:00 pm CST Tuesday-Thursday) Email for general inquiries: 635 Capitol Street NE. Hence, the MDAC instructs prospective hemp growers in Mississippi to obtain hemp producer licenses from the Domestic Hemp Production Program under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Mississippi lawmakers voted to legalize hemp in June 2020, which makes the crop relatively new to farmers in the state; however, the Mississippi Industrial Hemp Association (MIHA) wants to help those interested in growing. The application fee for an Industrial Hemp Grower Registration is $150. Tier 3: A cannabis cultivation facility with a canopy of not less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet but not more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet shall be subject to a one-time nonrefundable license application fee of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). After the graduation she got the opportunity of working as an interpreter at police departments. Medical and dispensary license processes can be quite tricky.