GREENE COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) – Three businesses in Greene County are among the facilities licensed to grow medical marijuana, according to the state’s latest data.
The Jan. 13 report lists all the businesses licensed to cultivate, process, test and transport medical marijuana in the state. Only cultivation licenses have been issued so far in Greene and surrounding counties.
Greene County Board of Supervisors signed a memorandum of understanding with Growing Greene in May 2022 saying, in part, it welcomed the business. Owner Leslie Wade-Felts said, once opened, the facility in the northeast corner of the county will be able to grow 300 plants at one time.
Ransom Jones, representing Gatlin Creek Farms, asked the supervisors in September for a certification letter stating there were no zoning restrictions on cultivation. A third business, Kush Farms, owned by Scarlet and Andy McDonald, was licensed in September, records show.
In neighboring George County, voters narrowly failed a series of non-binding ballot questions in November that would have prompted the county supervisors to revisit the issue after opting-out of allowing any medical marijuana businesses.
Lucedale aldermen decided to opt back in during an August board meeting, but declined to amend the restrictions on proximity to homes, churches, and schools of which a local businessman said made it impossible to establish…
