Screening and approval program for retail sale of products containing certain substances; establish.

HB 1120 would create a state program requiring Mississippi's Department of Health to screen and approve the over-the-counter sale of products containing substances with potential for recreational use or abuse, such as bath salts, kratom, and tianeptine. The State Health Officer would decide on approvals or denials based on available evidence, and manufacturers could appeal denials to the State Board of Health within 30 days. Local governments could maintain existing ordinances limiting such products (enacted before July 1, 2025), which would not be overridden by the state program. The bill was scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2025, but died in committee in February 2025.