JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Senate on Thursday night killed a bill that included a proposal to set a 7% sales tax on medical marijuana.
Mississippi residents voted by a wide margin in November to adopt Initiative 65, a constitutional amendment that authorizes medical marijuana in the state.
The initiative requires the state Health Department to create a program so marijuana can be available later this year to people with “debilitating” medical conditions. The long list includes cancer, epilepsy and sickle cell anemia.
However, the Mississippi Supreme…
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Senate on Thursday night killed a bill that included a proposal to set a 7% sales tax on medical marijuana.
Mississippi residents voted by a wide margin in November to adopt Initiative 65, a constitutional amendment that authorizes medical marijuana in the state.
The initiative requires the state Health Department to create a program so marijuana can be available later this year to people with “debilitating” medical conditions. The long list includes cancer, epilepsy and sickle cell anemia.
However, the Mississippi Supreme…