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What happened
During November’s elections, 74.1% of Mississippi voters said yes to medical marijuana reform, which would make cannabis legal for people suffering from specific conditions.
At the time, voters were choosing from two medical cannabis bills – Initiative 65 and Initiative 65A. Initiative 65, which was put on the ballot by advocates and considered more patient-oriented was approved.
Just prior to the vote, Mississippi officials sought to disqualify the state’s cannabis reform measure, claiming it was unlawfully placed on the ballot.
It turns out that the Mississippi law demands that “signatures of the qualified electors from any congressional district shall not exceed one-fifth (1/5) of the total number of signatures required to qualify an initiative petition for placement upon the ballot.”