Mississippi mayor challenges medical marijuana initiative

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi mayor on Tuesday challenged the petition process that put one of two medical marijuana proposals on the statewide ballot, arguing that the number of signatures gathered does not meet standards set in the state constitution. Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler filed papers with the ... Read More

Fat Hippie expresses concerns over marijuana initiative

SEELEY LAKE – Fat Hippie, LLC owner Terry Lucke and office manager Dawn Butler are concerned with certain aspects of the upcoming initiative I-190 on the November ballot that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Montana. “I don’t ever want to be the guy that comes out saying ... Read More

Oxford police speak out against medical marijuana initiative

Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East and Oxford Police Department Chief Jeff McCutchen took a stance at a press conference on Tuesday against ballot Initiative 65, which will legalize medical marijuana in Mississippi if passed in November. Some members of the medical community also spoke at the press conference, which State ... Read More