The notifications hinge on a recently issued opinion by the Attorney General’s office related to HB 1502 which died in the 2025 session.

Mississippi Gulf Coast law enforcement offices are notifying area businesses that the sale of all hemp-based products intended for human consumption outside of a dispensary is illegal.

This week, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department took that action through the issuance of a letter. It states the sale of hemp products intended for human consumption or ingestion that are not FDA-approved is illegal, citing a recent opinion issued by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office.

That AG opinion states: “Except for products sold through a duly licensed medical cannabis dispensary and in strict accordance with the provisions of the Mississippi Medical Ca

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