§ 41-29-171. Research programs on misuse and abuse of controlled substances
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Medical Licensure, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the Mississippi Board of Nursing and the State Board of Optometry shall encourage research on misuse and abuse of controlled substances. In connection with the research, and in furtherance of the enforcement of […]
§ 41-29-173. Effect of Uniform Controlled Substances Law on pending proceedings
Prosecutions for any violations under prior laws shall not be affected or abated by the provisions of this article. The penalty for any such violations shall be prescribed in accordance with subsection (d) of Section 41-29-149. Civil seizures or forfeitures and injunctive proceedings commenced prior to May 19, 1972, are not affected by this article. […]
§ 41-29-175. Continuation of regulations
Any orders and rules promulgated under any law affected by this article and in effect on April 16, 1971, and not in conflict with the provisions of this article shall continue in effect until modified, superseded or repealed.
§ 41-29-176.1. Prosecution of cases involving seized property
The seizing law enforcement agency shall within thirty (30) days of a seizure, request either the district attorney of the county in which property is seized or the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to prosecute any cases involving seized property. No one other than the district attorney of the county in which the seizure occurred or […]
§ 41-29-177. Procedure for disposition of seized property; petition of forfeiture; inquiry into ownership; failure to discover owner
Except as otherwise provided in Section 41-29-176, Mississippi Code of 1972, and in Section 41-29-107.1, when any property, other than a controlled substance, raw material or paraphernalia, is seized under the Uniform Controlled Substances Law, proceedings under this section shall be instituted within thirty (30) days from the date of seizure or the subject property […]
§ 41-29-179. Procedure for disposition of seized property; answer; hearing; burden of proving property subject to forfeiture; disposition after court’s finding; summary forfeiture of controlled substances, raw material and paraphernalia
Except as otherwise provided in Section 41-29-176 and Section 41-29-107.1, an owner of property, other than a controlled substance, raw material or paraphernalia, that has been seized shall file an answer within thirty (30) days after the completion of service of process. If an answer is not filed, the court shall hear evidence that the […]
§ 41-29-145. Distribution to persons under age twenty-one
Any person twenty-one (21) years of age or over who violates subsections (a) and (b) of Section 41-29-139 with reference to a controlled substance listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV and V as set out in Sections 41-29-113 through 41-29-121, inclusive, to a person under twenty-one (21) years of age may be punished by […]
§ 41-29-163. Judicial review of final determinations, findings and conclusions
All final determinations, findings and conclusions of the board, the bureau or the State Board of Pharmacy under this article are final and conclusive decisions of the matters involved. Except as otherwise provided by Section 41-29-176, any person aggrieved by the decision may obtain review of the decision in the chancery court.
§ 41-29-146. False representation of prescription or legend drug; penalty
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, produce, manufacture or possess with the intent to sell, produce, manufacture, distribute or dispense any substance which is falsely represented to be a prescription or legend drug or a controlled substance. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a law enforcement officer acting in […]
§ 41-29-147. Second and subsequent offenses
Except as otherwise provided in Section 41-29-142, any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this article may be imprisoned for a term up to twice the term otherwise authorized, fined an amount up to twice that otherwise authorized, or both. For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a second or […]