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MS Legislators Argue Over Medical Marijuana Rules

Mississippi legislators wrangled Wednesday over regulations for medical marijuana, with the House killing one bill and the Senate reviving the issue hours later by wedging it into a separate bill. Voters in November approved Initiative 65, which authorizes a medical marijuana program. It got on the ballot through citizens’ petitions. The constitutional amendment requires the state Health Department to create a program so that marijuana can be available later this year to people with “debilitating” medical conditions. The long list includes cancer, epilepsy and sickle cell anemia.

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