Hemp Laws & Licensing · MS

Mississippi hemp laws & licensing

Verified September 29, 2026Medium confidenceClosed on GHD

At a glance

Retail license / registration required?
No — Mississippi has no state licensing, registration, age limit or THC cap for consumable hemp products and no funded…
Minimum age
No state age rule stated
State THC caps (hemp products)
No state cap stated
Hemp-derived THC products · online sales
Cannabis system only / banned · online: Prohibited
Key law
MS Attorney General Opinion No. 2025-00219 (2025-06-11) applying Miss. Code §41-29-113 — effective June 11, 2025

The law today

Mississippi has no state licensing, registration, age limit or THC cap for consumable hemp products and no funded state hemp cultivation program (growers license through USDA under the 2018 Farm Bill; the 2020 Hemp Cultivation Act, Miss. Code §69-25-201 et seq., was never funded). The Attorney General's June 11, 2025 opinion concludes that consumable hemp products containing THC are Schedule I controlled substances unless FDA-approved or sold through licensed medical cannabis dispensaries, while conceding state law does not specifically address ingestible hemp products - so intoxicating hemp sales carry prosecution risk even though products remain widely sold.

HB 1502 (2025), which would have created a Department of Health licensing system with a 21+ age limit and 3% excise tax, died in conference in April 2025, and SB 2645 (2026), which would have banned hemp/THC beverages, died in committee; the federal 0.4 mg per container definition (delayed to December 11, 2026) will be the next binding change.

Who regulates it

Cannabis regulator

Hemp-derived THC products here run through the cannabis system: Mississippi State Department of Health – Medical Cannabis Programmsdh.ms.gov (opens in a new tab)

Licenses & registrations

The law

Testing & COAs

No state-specific COA page was found for Mississippi; the federal sampling and lab rules on the main page apply, and the licensing pages above carry any state testing rules.

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Steps to a compliant hemp business in Mississippi

  1. 1

    Register the business with the Mississippi Secretary of State and obtain a Department of Revenue sales tax permit

  2. 2

    Growers: apply for a USDA hemp producer license through the USDA HeMP platform (FBI identity history summary required) and report acreage to FSA

  3. 3

    Retailers: limit inventory to non-intoxicating hemp/CBD products with COAs showing total THC at or below 0.3% (and be aware the AG opinion treats any THC-containing consumable as a controlled substance outside medical dispensaries)

  4. 4

    Adopt voluntary 21+ ID checks, child-resistant packaging and no health claims, since no state standards exist

  5. 5

    To sell THC products lawfully under the AG's reading, obtain a Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program dispensary license from MSDH

  6. 6

    Monitor the 2027 session for a renewed consumable hemp bill and prepare for the federal 0.4 mg per container cap

On Good Hemp Distro

Recreational (21+) market in Mississippi

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The Recreational (21+) market isn't available in Mississippi: state law only allows these hemp products through its licensed cannabis system, if at all.

State law: cannabis system only.

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Live status — it changes as state rules are verified and as the federal cutoff approaches. Everyday Hemp, Industrial and Services products are available everywhere.

Sources & verification

Verified
September 29, 2026 — every official link above was fetched and checked on that date.
Confidence
Medium confidence — Some links or dates rely on secondary sources or pending rulemaking; see the notes.
Research notes
Mississippi legislature bill-status pages serve an incomplete TLS chain; they were verified by completing the chain with the public GlobalSign intermediate (all three returned 200 and SB 2645 shows status 'Dead'). The AG opinion is hosted on the Attorney General's official site (attorneygenerallynnfitch.com, not a .gov domain). The Mississippi Code itself is hosted by LexisNexis, so the enacting bill is linked instead of a code URL. Legal status of consumable hemp is genuinely unsettled (AG opinion vs. lack of statute).
Good Hemp Distro market notes
AG opinion treats THC-containing consumable hemp outside licensed medical dispensaries as Schedule I; HB 1502 and SB 2645 died. Local sheriff sweeps reported. (Recreational (21+) state dataset, version 2026-09-28)

Cited sources

Mississippi hemp law FAQ

Short answers drawn from the official Mississippi sources above (verified September 29, 2026). Not legal advice.

Do I need a license to sell hemp products in Mississippi?
Mississippi does not issue a hemp retail license: Mississippi has no state licensing, registration, age limit or THC cap for consumable hemp products and no funded state hemp cultivation program (growers license through USDA under the 2018 Farm Bill. Official link: USDA Domestic Hemp Production Program – hemp producer license for Mississippi growers (ams.usda.gov). Federal rules (USDA grower licensing, FDA labeling, carrier policies) still apply.
Who regulates hemp in Mississippi?
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce – Hemp Cultivation in Mississippi — State Hemp Cultivation Act program was never funded; refers growers to USDA licensing. Mississippi State Department of Health – Medical Cannabis Program — Licenses medical cannabis dispensaries, the only channel the Attorney General considers lawful for THC-containing consumable products. Hemp-derived THC products run through the cannabis regulator: Mississippi State Department of Health – Medical Cannabis Program.
What are Mississippi's hemp laws in 2026?
Mississippi has no state licensing, registration, age limit or THC cap for consumable hemp products and no funded state hemp cultivation program (growers license through USDA under the 2018 Farm Bill; the 2020 Hemp Cultivation Act, Miss. Code §69-25-201 et seq., was never funded). Key law: MS Attorney General Opinion No. 2025-00219 (2025-06-11) applying Miss. Code §41-29-113 (effective June 11, 2025).
What is the minimum age to buy hemp products in Mississippi?
Mississippi states no minimum age for hemp products in the sources verified September 29, 2026; Good Hemp Distro is 21+ everywhere regardless.
Does Mississippi cap THC in hemp products?
Mississippi sets no state-level milligram cap in the verified dataset; the federal definition (total THC including THCA at or below 0.3% dry weight) applies, and the state law summary above lists any product rules.
How do I start a compliant hemp business in Mississippi?
1. Register the business with the Mississippi Secretary of State and obtain a Department of Revenue sales tax permit. 2. Growers: apply for a USDA hemp producer license through the USDA HeMP platform (FBI identity history summary required) and report acreage to FSA. 3. Retailers: limit inventory to non-intoxicating hemp/CBD products with COAs showing total THC at or below 0.3% (and be aware the AG opinion treats any THC-containing consumable as a controlled substance outside medical dispensaries). 4. Adopt voluntary 21+ ID checks, child-resistant packaging and no health claims, since no state standards exist. 5. To sell THC products lawfully under the AG's reading, obtain a Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program dispensary license from MSDH. 6. Monitor the 2027 session for a renewed consumable hemp bill and prepare for the federal 0.4 mg per container cap.

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Not legal advice. Links and summaries verified September 29, 2026; laws change — always confirm with the official links and a licensed attorney before you sell.