Marijuana & Money: A State by State Guide to pot laws, consumption, and costs.

Mississippi

Updated: 20 Apr 2010

Population: 2,940,212

GDP Per Capita: $24,403

Decriminalized: Yes

Medical Marijuana: No

Laws & Penalties

Possession:
-Minimum: $100 fine, no jail time

-Maximum: $250 fine, no jail time

Sales/Manufacturing:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)

-Maximum: $3,000 fine, 3 years

Data based on first offense. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.

Enforcement Stats

Possession (Adults & Juvenile): 6,894

Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 423

Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 501

Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 7,317

Arrests Per Capita: 4 out of 1,000

DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 1,909.4 pounds

Related Links and Information

- Government Runs Nation's Only Legal Pot Garden (CNN)

- Marijuana 'cash crop' for Jackson County dealers (gulflive.com)

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Drug Enforcement Agency,FBI Uniform Crime Report (Arrest Appendix), State Attorney General offices; state crime statutes. (Date based on 2008 figures) Arrest statistics based on covered population in 2008 FBI Uniform Crime Report not actual population as compiled by the US Census.

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