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Mississippi Supreme Court overturns marijuana initiative

In their ruling Friday, justices also said the state s initiative process is outdated.
Credit: AP
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph, center, questions attorney Justin Matheny of the Mississippi attorney general s office, during arguments over a lawsuit that challenges the state s initiative process and seeks to overturn a medical marijuana initiative that voters approved in November, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Author: The Associated Press, EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press
Published: 2:06 PM CDT May 14, 2021
Updated: 2:09 PM CDT May 14, 2021
JACKSON, Miss The Mississippi Supreme Court overturned a medical marijuana initiative that voters approved in November. ....

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Why Mississippi Supreme Court stopped medical marijuana Initiative 65

Although the majority of Mississippi residents voted for Initiative 65, the state Supreme Court heard arguments against the initiative in April after Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler filed a lawsuit days before the election.
Butler challenged the state s initiative process, in attempt to block the development of the medical marijuana program, by arguing that Mississippi’s initiative process is outdated and that it should not have been on the ballot.
Here s why the Supreme Court agreed and what s next for the initiative.
Why did the Supreme Court overturn the initiative?
The initiative process, which requires petitioners trying to get any initiative on the ballot to gather one-fifth of signatures from each congressional district, was added to the Mississippi Constitution in the 1990s as Section 273. The state had five congressional districts during the time the initiative was written. ....

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Mississippi marijuana proposal hits snag over public notice

Mississippi marijuana proposal hits snag over public notice
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSMay 7, 2021 GMT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Signature gathering will be delayed for a broad-based marijuana legalization proposal in Mississippi because of an error in notifying the public about the ballot initiative, the secretary of state’s office said Friday.
Initiative 77 would legalize cultivation, possession and use of marijuana, authorize a 7% sales tax on the products and allow marijuana smoking wherever tobacco smoking is allowed. It proposes to replace Initiative 65, the medical marijuana ballot measure that voters approved in November.
Mississippi law requires the secretary of state to publish the title and summary for each proposed initiative within 10 days after those documents are filed The notice must appear in “a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation” in the state. ....

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MS marijuana legalization initiative delayed over public notice

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JACKSON Signature gathering will be delayed for a broad-based marijuana legalization proposal in Mississippi because of an error in notifying the public about the ballot initiative, the secretary of state s office said Friday.
Initiative 77 would legalize cultivation, possession and use of marijuana, authorize a 7% sales tax on the products and allow marijuana smoking wherever tobacco smoking is allowed. It proposes to replace Initiative 65, the medical marijuana ballot measure that voters approved in November.
Mississippi law requires the secretary of state to publish the title and summary for each proposed initiative within 10 days after those documents are filed The notice must appear in “a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation” in the state. ....

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Mississippi marijuana proposal hits snag over public notice

Mississippi marijuana proposal hits snag over public notice
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press
May 7, 2021
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Signature gathering will be delayed for a broad-based marijuana legalization proposal in Mississippi because of an error in notifying the public about the ballot initiative, the secretary of state s office said Friday.
Initiative 77 would legalize cultivation, possession and use of marijuana, authorize a 7% sales tax on the products and allow marijuana smoking wherever tobacco smoking is allowed. It proposes to replace Initiative 65, the medical marijuana ballot measure that voters approved in November.
Mississippi law requires the secretary of state to publish the title and summary for each proposed initiative within 10 days after those documents are filed The notice must appear in “a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation” in the state. ....

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