TUPELO ⢠Key political figures are charting different paths as they navigate the fallout of a state Supreme Court ruling that voided a popular medical marijuana program and struck down the ability of voters to directly amend the state constitution.
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said on Tuesday that he supports legislative action to create a medical marijuana program as a replacement for the Initiative 65 program voters approved last year.
According to video, Hosemann told reporters there may be some âurgencyâ to address medical cannabis. He is much less keen on quick action to begin the revival of the voter initiative process.
Analysis: Initiatives seek to bypass Mississippi lawmakers
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press
April 18, 2021
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1of9Mississippi Supreme Court Associate Justices T. Kenneth Griffis, left, Dawn Beam, center and Josiah Dennis Coleman, listen to attorneys presenting arguments over a lawsuit that challenges the state s initiative process and seeks to overturn a medical marijuana initiative that voters approved in November 2020, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Jackson, Miss.Rogelio V. Solis/APShow MoreShow Less
2of9Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler listens to arguments before the Mississippi Supreme Court over her 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.Rogelio V. Solis/APShow MoreShow Less
Miss. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Initiative 65 Wed. Miss. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Initiative 65 Wed. By Ashley Garner | April 14, 2021 at 8:56 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 11:50 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The mayor of Madison’s fight over Initiative 65 and the state’s medical marijuana program heads to the state’s highest court Wednesday.