JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Cannabis dispensaries across Mississippi have felt the burn after several products were placed on hold, but they remain optimistic about the future.
The dispensaries saw several strands of cannabis products being placed on hold due to levels of pesticides. Some dispensaries have shut down.
Uptown Funk Dispensary celebrated its one year anniversary this month.
“A lot of the products that they were used to getting and have been using and that have been helping them. They’re not able to get right now because, you know, everything’s going through retesting, and there’s just a lot slower process than we anticipated,” said Andrew Kraninger, the inventory manager at the business.
MSDH moves to revoke license of medical marijuana testing facility
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), through the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program (MMCP), announced its intent to revoke the license of a medical cannabis testing facility, Rapid Analytics.
“When we explained that the state has checks and balances that have to be put in place and that they’re going back double-checking things, making sure everything’s okay. That’s what we do want to hear. But at that mass, in large quantities, it