Chief Operating Officer at Southern Sky Brands, Steve Merritt says, “I gotta play a little music for my girls,” he says of the flowers blossoming in temporary grow pods while the 70,000 square foot, hi-tech cultivation center is being completed. He says the project set in Canton within sight... Read more

Dozens of licensed cultivators have about 80,000 marijuana plants growing. Around 1,100 patients have signed up for medical marijuana, and 96 doctors or nurse practitioners are working to certify them. Small growers are complaining a large one has been allowed to skirt the rules. But the Mississippi State Department... Read more

With the medical marijuana program still in its infancy in Mississippi, the state is already raking in revenue. Through Monday, the state has culled nearly $6 million in license and one-time application fees from dispensaries, cultivators, transportation companies, processors, and testing operations in the state, according to information posted on the... Read more

After years of legislative and legal delays, Mississippi’s medical marijuana industry is slowly taking shape. Since June 1, a small number of medical providers, patients and businesses have been approved as the Mississippi State Department of Health continues to process applications. For entrepreneurs such as Jared Kobs, the co-founder of Kudzu... Read more

It could be the end of the year before medical marijuana is available in Mississippi because businesses need time to receive licenses and to grow, test and prepare to sell the products, state Health Department officials said Monday. The department opened the licensing application process last week for patients... Read more