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The implementation of the medical marijuana program in Mississippi has gone rather awry, and citizens are angry and ready to be vocal about the whole mess. Protests were taking place this past Tuesday outside state buildings, demanding the governor call for a special session to reverse a decision made by the state Supreme Court regarding medical marijuana. Why are Mississippi Voters Protesting the Supreme Court Decision? November 2020 polls gave voters a chance to support the creation of a medical marijana program in Mississippi. Out of the 1.3 million Mississippi voters, 766,000 voted to approve Initiative 65. But, on May 14th, the state Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold the motion that the initiative process, which allows voters to bring issues to vote by collecting citizen petitions, is outdated and invalid. Therefore, the medical marijuana program was not lawfully placed on the November ballot and is defunct. ....
Proposal Calls for 100+ New Marijuana Licenses, Focuses on Social Equity Applicants When Illinois’ historic Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act passed back in 2019–legalizing adult-use marijuana in the state–already-existing medical marijuana companies were prioritized in the first round of awarded licenses. What followed was an additional licensing lottery that unintentionally favored business owners with wallets thick enough to flood the pool with multiple applications.The result – predominantly white and wealthy leadership at the top of Illinois’ now billion-dollar marijuana industry. “Instead of allowing the wealthy few to maintain control of this new industry, let’s give people in areas that have been left behind a real opportunity to start a local business that is owned and operated by members of the community,” thought Representative LaShawn Ford (D). ....
In spite of a wave of new states legalizing marijuana, GOP-dominated states are finding ways to push back against successful legalization efforts. ....