JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Senate did an about-face on a proposal to set a 7% sales tax on medical marijuana, first killing a bill and then reviving it hours later in an unusual session after midnight.
The first vote happened Thursday night, and the second one happened early Friday.
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…
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Senate did an about-face on a proposal to set a 7% sales tax on medical marijuana, first killing a bill and then reviving it hours later in an unusual session after midnight.
The first vote happened Thursday night, and the second one happened early Friday.
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…
