Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Expanded Medical Cannabis Rules

After months of debate and back-and-forth, lawmakers in Mississippi have finally produced a bill to implement a new medical cannabis law in the state. In May of last year, the Mississippi Supreme Court struck down the initiative, ruling it unconstitutional on a technicality. Following that decision, state lawmakers have been engaged in months of negotiations with Reeves to produce a medical cannabis bill in place of the one that was nullified by the court. In August, Blackwell expressed confidence that lawmakers could get a medical cannabis bill over the line. Now, with the Mississippi legislature officially convening last week, lawmakers will look to pass the bill in a regular session.