Medical marijuana, initiative process: Mississippi official won’t challenge court ruling May 28, 2021 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments Mississippi’s top elections official said Thursday that he will not ask the state Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that invalidated the state’s initiative process and overturned a medical marijuana initiative that voters approved in November. Secretary of State Michael… Read More→
‘Overturning the will of the people’: Medical marijuana activists decry court decision May 18, 2021 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments Mississippi was supposed to join dozens of other states with medical marijuana programs. People looking to grow and dispense marijuana for medical purposes were making plans, some spending millions on land and buildings. Those eligible under the list of 22 debilitating conditions were counting on… Read More→
Mississippi justices toss voter-backed marijuana initiative May 15, 2021 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will remain in the minority of states without a medical marijuana program after the state Supreme Court on Friday overturned an initiative that voters approved last fall — a decision that also limits other citizen-led… Read More→
Mississippi medical marijuana hangs in balance with Supreme Court April 15, 2021 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments The medical marijuana program Mississippi voters approved in November, set to begin in August, hangs in the balance with the state Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments about Initiative 65 on Wednesday. The arguments have nothing to do with medical… Read More→
Mississippi’s marijuana program might be overturned, but dozens of companies are starting anyway March 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments Dozens of medical marijuana businesses and nonprofits are popping up around Mississippi even though the state’s regulatory system won’t be ready for months, and despite the fact that the Mississippi Supreme Court might strike down the voter-approved program. Companies can’t… Read More→
Mississippi Senate Revives Medical Marijuana Tax Proposal February 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments The Mississippi Senate did an about-face on a proposal to set a 7% sales tax on medical marijuana, first killing a bill and then reviving it hours later in an unusual session after midnight. The first vote happened Thursday night,… Read More→