Mississippi entrepreneurs face local "opt-out" bans of cannabis industry

Mississippi entrepreneurs face local “opt-out” bans of cannabis industry

Despite voters overwhelmingly passing Initiative 65 to create a medical marijuana program in November 2020, the state supreme court struck it down on constitutional technicality. After months of uncertainty, Gov. Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act into law in February 2022. Now, some local business people hoping to get a foothold in the industry are being blocked by their elected officials.

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