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Anxiously awaiting change: Should Mississippi re-examine qualifying conditions for medical cannabis?

People with depression and anxiety have self-medicated with cannabis long before it was made medically legal in many states. In a 2022 study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and

May 4, 2023

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Top 5 takeaways from medical cannabis in Mississippi: the providers’ perspective

As of April, there are nearly 200 certified medical cannabis practitioners – physicians, nurse practitioners or optometrists – registered with the Mississippi Department of Health. Practitioners with credentials are allowed to certify

May 4, 2023

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Police officer holds up bag of marijuana.

Campus cannabis: recreational marjuana in Nevada

A GATEWAY DRUG PROGRAM? When Mississippi’s medical marijuana program went live with Gov. Tate Reeves’ signing of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act in February 2022, the state was flooded with industry entrepreneurs

May 4, 2023

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What’s legal in Oxford is illegal at Ole Miss

You may be a University of Mississippi student with at least one qualifying medical condition, you may have a written certification issued by a state-approved health care practitioner, you may have a

November 30, 2022

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The long and winding road to legalization

In a state where many residents find it challenging to access adequate medical care, the legalization of medical marijuana in Mississippi is an extraordinary development. Patients suffering from 23 debilitating conditions, including

November 30, 2022

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A new economic high? Medical cannabis could prove profitable for Mississippi

As a growing number of patients are procuring their registration cards to participate in Mississippi’s medical cannabis program, approximately 50 licensed cannabis cultivator companies are trying to navigate how to get their

November 30, 2022

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Cannabis careers: Mississippi’s first marijuana cultivator promises jobs for Meridian

As Mississippi’s first company to receive licensing for medical cannabis cultivation and processing in the state, Southern Crop and its relationship with its hometown of Meridian will be something to watch. The

November 30, 2022

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It’s the law: What every marijuana patient, prescriber, grower and seller needs to know

Legalization of medical marijuana in Mississippi this year may have been a bold move, but it was carefully considered. Marijuana growers and retailers now racing to get products planted, processed and sold,

November 30, 2022

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Citizens challenge supervisors who banned marijuana sales

In moves that replicate almost directly citizen action that brought the state’s medical marijuana program to fruition, some Mississippians are challenging their municipalities and counties that have chosen to opt out of

November 30, 2022

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Passion and profits for medical marijuana entrepreneurs

Tony Barragan, one of four medical marijuana dispensary license holders in Lafayette County, started Hybrid Relief North Mississippi in early 2022 to provide medical marijuana to the Oxford community. As such, he

November 30, 2022

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