MISSISSIPPI • CANNABIS• HEMP • MARIJUANA EXPERT WITNESS

Ted Menadier provides expert witness services in Mississippi cannabis, marijuana, and hemp matters involving hemp compliance, cannabis identification, crop valuation, market pricing analysis, cultivation practices, and industry standards. Mississippi's medical marijuana program has a uniquely complex history — voters approved Initiative 65 in 2020, the state Supreme Court struck it down, and the Mississippi Legislature subsequently enacted a new medical cannabis program under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, overseen by the Mississippi State Department of Health. This turbulent path created licensing disputes, economic damages claims, and business interruption matters unlike those in most other states. Adult-use marijuana remains prohibited while hemp-derived cannabinoid products, including THCA flower, are widely available.

Mississippi’s medical cannabis program was hard-won, and adult-use marijuana remains banned, but an active THCA marketplace keeps cannabis identification and business disputes a regular occurrence alongside it. Located along I-55 and I-20, linking Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas, the state sees hemp vs. marijuana classification and transportation cases move through both state and federal court on a regular basis. Mississippi’s agricultural heritage also drives substantial outdoor and greenhouse hemp cultivation, bringing crop loss and valuation disputes of its own.

Areas of Expertise

• Hemp product compliance and oversight review

• THCA flower testing and potency review

• Hemp-derived cannabinoid product assessment

• Laboratory data and COA interpretation

• Hemp and marijuana sample differentiation

• Grower standard of care and cultivation review

• Crop valuation and harvest projections

• Production capacity and output review

• Plant count verification

• Economic loss and interrupted operations analysis

• Comparative industry practices for cultivation and processing

Services Provided

• Case evaluation and consultation

• Written expert reports

• Deposition testimony

• Trial testimony

• Criminal matter review and evaluation

• Business interruption and economic loss evaluation

• Grow operation and cultivation practices assessment

• Industry benchmarking and testing protocol review

Cannabis Expert Analysis and Testimony for Criminal and Hemp Matters

Mississippi's medical-only cannabis framework, active THCA marketplace, and position along major Southern interstate corridors mean criminal and civil matters involving cannabis identification, hemp compliance, THCA flower, and unlicensed cultivation arise regularly in both state and federal courts. Matters in Mississippi frequently involve hemp vs. marijuana identification, plant counts, yield estimates, COA interpretation, THCA product disputes, and the distinction between legal hemp products and marijuana. I provide expert analysis and testimony to help attorneys, judges, and juries understand the technical realities of cannabis and hemp cultivation and production in Mississippi's unique legal environment.