“House Bill 980 imprudently abdicates to the federal government the police powers of the state to regulate substances and impose criminal penalties for violations of Mississippi Controlled Substances Act.
I do believe he was wrong in the law and on policy in this regard,” he said.
Bain also used an example from 2020 in which Epidolex, a prescription medication used to treat severe forms of epilepsy in children, was declassified by the U.S.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers returned to Jackson in May of 2020 after the session was suspended on March 18, giving them the chance to declassify Epidolex.