Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act; create.

HB 1152, the "Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act," creates a new pathway for Mississippi patients with chronic, progressive, severely disabling, or terminal illnesses not currently covered under the state’s medical cannabis program to access medical cannabis. It allows a patient’s treating doctor (physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant) to submit a petition to the State Department of Health detailing the diagnosis, treatment history, and rationale for cannabis use, including proof that conventional therapies were ineffective or unavailable. The State Health Officer makes the final, non-appealable decision within 45 days, and approved patients become eligible for a registry card but must undergo annual reevaluations by their provider. The bill does not expand existing qualifying conditions but adds this specific process for uncovered serious illnesses, with the Department retaining authority to limit cannabis type, form, or quantity for public health safety.