Governor Reeves opined that the measures would “erode safeguards” and would “extend the ‘right to try medical cannabis’ to every person on the planet.”
Region: MS
In his veto message, the Governor opined that the measure “extended the ‘right to try medical cannabis’ to every person on the planet.”
The Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
The law seeks to facilitate and fund medical cannabis research, including “research related to the efficacy and potential health effects of various cannabis delivery methods.”
Cannabis was associated with fewer than one percent of all substance use-related cardiovascular deaths, investigators determined.
The legislation will make it easier for qualified patients to register for the state’s medical cannabis access program and for physicians to participate in it.
Researchers concluded, “Placements due to physical abuse, parental neglect, and parental incarceration decrease after legalization, providing evidence that legalization reduces substantive threats to child welfare.”
In their dissent, justices for the minority opined, “Not only is this particular initiative dead, but so is Mississippi’s citizen initiative process.”