To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The Mississippi Supreme Court struck down the state's medical marijuana ballot initiative. Alabama, moving in the opposite direction, legalized medical cannabis. On the federal level, Republicans proposed decriminalizing marijuana. The DEA moved forward on cannabis research (really!). And finally, a racehorse tested positive for CBD. MISSISSIPPI Legal medical marijuana had a short life in Mississippi. Approved by the voters in November 2020, it died this week in the state's Supreme Court, where the justices