Medical marijuana advocates rally for Initiative 65 MississippiPosted by MMP News AuthorOn June 1, 2021

Mississippi native Jasmine Cochran’s heard it all her life: “If you don’t like it, change it.”

So she did what she was told.

Cochran voted for Initiative 65 last fall to amend the constitution and legalize medical marijuana. That’s what she wanted for her mother suffering with fibromyalgia —a disorder causing widespread bodily pain — and her father recently diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer.

She was part of the the overwhelming majority of Mississippi voters who passed the initiative in November. 

Tuesday morning, in front of over 200 people gathered near the Mississippi Supreme Court for the “We are the 74 rally,” Cochran isn’t celebrating that win. She’s fighting for it. 

Medical marijuana not coming to MS:What you need to know

The medical marijuana program was stymied when six justices ruled May 14 that because the state’s initiative process is outdated, the medical marijuana initiative is void. 

Mississippi native Jasmine Cochran’s heard it all her life: “If you don’t like it, change it.”

So she did what she was told.

Cochran voted for Initiative 65 last fall to amend the constitution and legalize medical marijuana. That’s what she wanted for her mother suffering with fibromyalgia —a disorder causing widespread bodily pain — and her father recently diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer.

She was part of the the overwhelming majority of Mississippi voters who passed the initiative in November. 

Tuesday morning, in front of over 200 people gathered near the Mississippi Supreme Court for the “We are the 74 rally,” Cochran isn’t celebrating that win. She’s fighting for it. 

Medical marijuana not coming to MS:What you need to know

The medical marijuana program was stymied when six justices ruled May 14 that because the state’s initiative process is outdated, the medical marijuana initiative is void.