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With Positive Momentum Comes Setbacks in the Medical Cannabis Environment in Mississippi

As the world turns in the new and exciting world of legal medical cannabis in Mississippi, momentum and progress coexist alongside impediments. The Good - Yesterday, the Mississippi Department of Health made two...more

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Mississippi is Latest State to Legalize Medical Cannabis with Passage of Medical Cannabis Act

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On February 2, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act into law, making the Magnolia state the thirty-seventh in the U.S. to legalize medical cannabis. The Act comes on the heels of a...more

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Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act and Its Impact on Employers

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On February 2, 2022, Governor Tate Reeves signed into law the much-anticipated Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act (“MMCA”) which legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes in the state. Mississippi is the 37th state to...more

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Mississippi Enacts Medical Marijuana Law

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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed legislation legalizing medical cannabis on February 2, 2022. Known as the “Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act”, the law permits the use of medical cannabis to treat certain debilitating...more

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Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Program Officially Green-Lighted: What Now?

Gov. Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act into law yesterday, making Mississippi the 37th state to adopt a medical marijuana program. The 445-page law is dense, and we previously summarized its...more

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Medical Marijuana Front and Center as Mississippi Lawmakers Reconvene for 2022 Legislative Session

Despite leadership of both chambers of the Mississippi legislature agreeing on the text of a bill for a Mississippi medical marijuana program a few months back, Governor Tate Reeves did not call a special session before the...more

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Update on Medical Marijuana in Mississippi: Legislature Leaders Agree on Draft Bill & Call For Special Session

Earlier this week, leadership from both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature agreed to a draft bill for a Mississippi medical marijuana program. Lawmakers have asked Gov. Tate Reeves to call them into special session on...more

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