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Gov. Reeves says he’ll call medical marijuana special session ‘sooner rather than later’
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,09/29/21-2:36PM , 759 Reads 9,827 Statewide
Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday said he’ll call lawmakers into special session on medical marijuana legislation “sooner rather than later,” but would not speculate a date or whether he’ll also let legislators tackle pandemic pay for nurses or other COVID-19 measures they’re proposing.
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Tony Engle(left) with hemp seed producer GeneSeed in Tennessee and hemp farmer David Singletary examine plant growth at Singletary's farm in Florence, Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Hemp contains cannabidiol (CBD), which does not produce the high associated with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), in its cousin marijuana. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Legislative Black Caucus holds medical marijuana hearing, may draft its own bill
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,09/29/21-11:12AM , 867 Reads 7,742 Statewide
As the state’s Republican legislative leadership waits for Gov. Tate Reeves to call lawmakers into special session for medical marijuana, a special committee of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus on Tuesday held a daylong hearing on the issue.
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Andy Gipson speaks at the Westin Jackson after being named Mississippi's new agriculture and commerce commissioner Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

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Agriculture commissioner bashes medical marijuana bill, says he won’t participate
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,09/27/21-5:06PM , 712 Reads 9,952 Statewide
State Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson said lawmakers are not following the will of voters with a medical marijuana proposal and reiterated his vow that his agency will not participate in regulating it.
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Read the bill: Mississippi’s long-awaited medical marijuana draft
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,09/27/21-12:30PM , 975 Reads 13,432 Statewide
Mississippi House and Senate negotiators have agreed to a draft bill for a medical marijuana program to replace the one approved by voters in Nov. 2020 but canceled by the state Supreme Court in May 2021.
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