Subpart 10 - Variance Requests10.1.1 Through a variance, the Department may waive provisions of this Part on its own initiative or by request from licensed medical cannabis establishments. The Department shall not consider Variance Requests related to provisions that are purely statutory10.1.2 Requests for variance from the rules of any provision of this Part shall be made in writing and will be granted or denied by the State Health Officer. Variance Requests shall include:1. A list of each rule for which a variance is requested, with citation to the specific rule(s);2. An explanation of why the rule cannot be met at the time of the request or why meeting the rule would impose an undue burden on the licensed medical cannabis establishment; and,3. The requested relief. Denial of variance requests shall be issued by the Department in writing and shall include the specific reasons for the denial.
10.1.3 The Variance Request shall be submitted by the primary contact of the licensed medical cannabis establishment in a format approved by the Department.10.1.4 Variance Requests are not guaranteed for approval and will not be approved to circumvent any relevant rule, regulation or standards promulgated under the Act or any portion thereof. The medical cannabis establishment making the Variance Request should continue to meet Department-published rules in this Part while the Request is under consideration and pending. Miss. Code. tit. 15, pt. 22, subpt. 10
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 41-137-1 - 41-137-67.