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In 2022, the state of Mississippi received a total of 2311 [27] applications for medical marijuana cards. Of those applications, 1321 [28] were approved. 242 new cannabis businesses have opened since 2022. [29] These businesses range from cultivation facilities to dispensaries, and they provide patients with access to medical marijuana products.
Gov. Tate Reeves signed the bill creating the program into law in 2022, which made Mississippi the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana in the United States.
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation Wednesday and ...
There is significant variation in medical cannabis laws from state to state, including how it is produced and distributed, how it can be consumed, and what medical conditions it can be used for. [2] The first state to effectively legalize medical cannabis was California in 1996, when voters approved Proposition 215 by a 56–44 margin.
Sep. 27—TUPELO — Mississippians wanting to grow or process medical marijuana will have a variety of licensing options available to them, according to the draft of the medical marijuana bill ...
Mississippians overwhelmingly voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2020, yet the state has enacted a series of regulations that make it virtually guaranteed that legal marijuana businesses will ...
2021: Mississippi initiative to legalize medical cannabis is overturned by the Supreme Court of Mississippi due to issue with state's ballot initiative process. [82] 2021: Alabama legalizes medical cannabis through state legislature. [83] 2021: Louisiana decriminalizes cannabis through state legislature. [84]