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Nashville Tennessean The last few years have brought about a lot of changes to marijuana legislation in the United States. Heres an overview of current marijuana laws in the South.  Mississippi The current fight in the Mississippi legislature involves medical marijuana.  The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments in April in a lawsuit thats trying to block a voter-approved medical marijuana program by disputing how the issue got onto the ballot. Voters in November 2020 approved Initiative ...

Legislation to expand and regulate gambling and legalize and regulate medical marijuana still has a chance to pass but limited time.

Lauderdale County activist group believes local protest bill targets them A new bill is changing protesting laws in Lauderdale County By DeAndria Turner | April 29, 2021 at 6:57 PM CDT - Updated April 29 at 9:47 PM LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A new law impacting Lauderdale County will soon change the rules for protesting. Governor Kay Ivey approved Senate Bill 152 this week. The bill will define the standards by which protesters will have to follow in Florence and Lauderdale County. A...

It’s crunch time for Alabama legislators with lottery, casinos, and medical marijuana at stake AL.com 4/30/2021 Mike Cason, al.com © Mike Cason Victoryland casino in Macon County, shown in 2016, has reopened with precautions after being closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said Thursday he expects a plan for a lottery and six new casinos in Alabama to come up for a vote before the legislative session ends on May 17. McCutcheon spoke to rep...

Which district attorneys in Alabama are pushing to block medical marijuana? AL.com 4 hrs ago Ramsey Archibald, al.com District attorneys representing just over half of Alabamians jumped into the legislative debate this week, calling marijuana a gateway drug and attempting to block Alabama from joining most of the nation in allowing medical marijuana. Twenty-three of the state’s 42 top prosecutors, including two from larger urban counties around Huntsville and Mobile, signed ...

Marijuana laws are quickly changing across the United States. Heres a look at where legalization currently stands in the South.

A group of district attorneys sent a letter to Alabama House members Wednesday, asking them to reject a medical marijuana bill ahead of an expected vote in the chamber. The letter, signed by 23 of the state’s 42 district attorneys, calls marijuana a “gateway drug” and suggests that its use could increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, a link that most researchers have been hesitant to make.  “Marijuana is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” the letter says. “Too many in the gener...

23 Alabama district attorneys urge lawmakers to reject medical marijuana Updated 4:45 PM; Today 10:44 AM Alabama state Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, speaks to the Alabama House Health Committee about his medical marijuana bill. Facebook Share Twenty-three of Alabama’s 42 district attorneys have sent a letter to lawmakers opposing the medical marijuana bill that the House of Representatives is expected to vote on soon. The district attorneys say marijuana is a gateway drug and that there is a...

Lawmakers to vote on gambling, marijuana and trans bills KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama legislators in the closing days of the session will face decisions on gambling, medical marijuana as well as legislation that would ban the use of medications to help transgender youth transition. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said he expects all three measures, which have already cleared the Alabama Senate, to get votes in the House of Representatives ...

Gambling, marijuana and trans bills still on Alabama lawmakers’ agenda Updated 3:27 PM; Today 3:27 PM The Alabama Senate works on legislation to allow voters to decide whether to allow a lottery and casinos in Alabama. Facebook Share By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama legislators in the closing days of the session will face decisions on gambling, medical marijuana as well as legislation that would ban the use of medications to help transgender youth transition. House Speaker Mac McCu...