Medical cannabis; eliminate mandatory follow-up visit and extend validity periods of certification and ID cards to 24 months.

{"id": "ocd-bill/fddd2f22-062b-4a4f-b926-c8404afadf9c", "session": "2026", "jurisdiction": {"id": "ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ms/government", "name": "Mississippi", "classification": "state"}, "from_organization": {"id": "ocd-organization/47c2e037-ffe3-46c3-9399-8feb1f7d4988", "name": "House", "classification": "lower"}, "identifier": "HB 895", "title": "Medical cannabis; eliminate mandatory follow-up visit and extend validity periods of certification and ID cards to 24 months.", "classification": ["bill"], "subject": ["Business and Commerce", "Public Health and Welfare"], "extras": {"summary": "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972,  TO ELIMINATE THE MANDATORY SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP VISIT WITH THE PRACTITIONER AFTER THE PATIENT RECEIVES THE CERTIFICATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRACTITIONER TO REQUEST OR REQUIRE A FOLLOW-UP EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY PERIOD FOR REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR RESIDENT DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS TO TWO YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE THC POTENCY LIMITS FOR CANNABIS TINCTURES, OILS AND CONCENTRATES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."}, "created_at": "2026-01-16T19:26:54.073811+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-04-16T17:46:47.218228+00:00", "openstates_url": "https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB895/", "first_action_date": "2026-01-16T06:00:00+00:00", "latest_action_date": "2026-04-16T05:00:00+00:00", "latest_action_description": "Died In Committee", "latest_passage_date": "2026-03-10T05:00:00+00:00"}