News and Notes

Last night on June 26, 2024, a system update was performed on the State Seed to Sale Tracking System (METRC). As part of this update, changes to the MS Medical Cannabis Program Patient Allotment were made which eliminated the column for a patient’s rolling 7-Day allotment in the METRC system. This was done in preparation for the July 1, 2024, change pursuant to SB2857 which eliminates the rolling 7-Day allotment limit on patient purchases.

ABC Enforcement is advising all Dispensaries to continue selling no more than 6 MMCEUs to any patient in a single purchase or combination of multiple purchases until Monday, July 1, 2024, after verifying the patient does have a remaining MMCEU allotment as indicated in the 30-Day column. Please keep in mind that you may not oversale their 30-day allotment if they do not have 6 units available on their 30-day column. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this update has caused. If you have any questions, we encourage you to reach out to your local ABC Enforcement Agent directly or send an email to abcenforcement@dor.ms.gov.

The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is accepting RFPs on the design and construction of the State’s new Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) distribution center. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. To submit an RFP and learn more, please go to the DFA website here.

ABC RFP News Release June 11, 2024

2022 - 2023 Holiday Schedule

2022 - ABC Schedule

Currently, ABC regulations allow restaurant customers to remove one bottle of wine from a permitted business when the bottle was partially consumed during the course of a meal, the permittee securely reseals the bottle for the customer, places the bottle in a sealed bag and the restaurant provides the customer with a receipt showing that a meal was also purchased.  This is commonly referred to as a “doggie bag”. 

 The ABC has already allowed package store permittees to offer curb side delivery until April 30, 2020.  As restaurants are either limiting sit down meals or can no longer offer sit down meals as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ABC will also allow permitted restaurants to offer the “doggie bag” option for to-go orders until Restaurants and Bars are allowed to open for normal business. This provision covers the sale of a single, sealed bottle of wine that is sold WITH a to-go order.  The same rules apply in reference to the sealed bag and the receipt showing the purchase of a meal and in locations where “doggie bags” are allowed.  To-go sales of mixed drinks are strictly prohibited.​​