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Mississippi’s marijuana program might be overturned, but dozens of companies are starting anyway

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…

Mississippi Senate Revives Medical Marijuana Tax Proposal

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,…

Mississippi board sets timeline to start medical marijuana

Regulations for a medical marijuana program in Mississippi will be in place by a July 1 deadline, members of the state Board of Health said Wednesday. But they cautioned that it’s unclear how soon marijuana might be available to patients.…

What States Will Make From Marijuana Legalization

November 7, 2020
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Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota
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Tuesday's election was a landslide win for marijuana. Five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota voted in support of legalizing cannabis in some fashion. All the states, with the exception of Mississippi, approved recreational cannabis, while Mississippi…

There was a clear winner on election night: Marijuana

November 5, 2020
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Voters in various states across the country approved a series of statewide ballot proposals on Election Day legalizing the use and distribution of marijuana for either medical or adult-use purposes. Their voices were unmistakable and emphatic. Majorities of Americans decided in favor…

1 in 3 Americans now lives in a state where recreational marijuana is legal

November 4, 2020
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New Jersey, Arizona and Montana passed measures to legalize adult-use marijuana. South Dakota became the first state to authorize both medical and recreational sales at the same time. Some 16 million Americans were added to the list of places that…

Could Marijuana Be The Big Winner In Tuesday’s Vote?

October 27, 2020
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Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, Policy & Legal, South Dakota
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Next Tuesday – election day – voters in five state will say yes or no to legalizing marijuana, either for medical or recreational purposes, or both. Those votes could go a long way toward reshaping the federal approach to weed.…

Trump camp tells Mississippi group to stop using his name in medical marijuana legalization effort

President Donald Trump’s campaign is telling a Mississippi group to stop saying that Trump supports a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Mississippians for Compassionate Care is a group promoting Initiative 65. It paid for a letter signed…

2020’s marijuana legalization ballot measures, explained

October 17, 2020
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Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota
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Between the presidential election, governors’ races, and down-ballot contests, this year’s election features a lot of important choices. Among those, voters in five states will have a chance to legalize marijuana for recreational or medical uses. In Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and…

Mississippi voters to consider 2 versions of medical marijuana measure

Campaign ads have been running on Initiative 65 and Initiative 65A — the measures that will decide if and how medical marijuana is introduced in Mississippi. The first ballot question asks if you want to approve either or neither. If…

Mississippi holds hearings on medical marijuana initiatives

People supporting and opposing two medical marijuana initiatives in Mississippi are getting the chance to speak at public hearings before the Nov. 3 election. More than 100,000 registered voters petitioned to put Initiative 65 on the ballot. An alternative, Initiative 65A, was put…

State ballot measures to legalize cannabis could add $9 billion to US marijuana market

September 24, 2020
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Despite a delay in the U.S. House of Representatives vote for a bill that would seek to legalize cannabis at the national level, the legal cannabis market in the U.S. still stands to substantially grow as more states plan to…

The 4 Likeliest States to Legalize Marijuana in November

June 8, 2020
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Despite its numerous growing pains over the past year and change, marijuana remains one of the fastest expanding industries on the planet. After logging $10.9 billion in legal worldwide sales in 2018, Wall Street has global pot sales hitting anywhere…

Legislators discuss legalizing medical marijuana in effort to keep out of Constitution

By the time competing proposals to legalize medical marijuana appear on Mississippi’s November general election ballot, it could already be the law of the land – of the state anyway. Earlier this year, legislators passed a medical marijuana alternative to…

Mississippi Voters to Decide Fate of Medical Marijuana in 2020 Election

By: Slates C. Veazey, Whitt Steineker, & James W. Wright, Jr. Will Mississippi join the growing number of states allowing the use of medical marijuana under state law? Mississippi voters will decide this issue in November. On January 7, 2020, the Mississippi…