Mississippi

On Wednesday, Mississippi’s Republican-led legislature finally agreed on a medical cannabis bill to be sent to Gov. Tate Reeves’ desk. After months of negotiations, the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act will establish a system of licensed dispensaries to provide medical...

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Senate's medical marijuana bill on Wednesday, lowering the amount of cannabis a patient can purchase each month. What Happened The measure was approved on a 104–14 vote. The changes addressed concerns raised by Gov...

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, early Sunday afternoon as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. It comes on the 16th anniversary of Katrina's landfall. A Category 3 storm, Katrina was...

Iowa Slashes Penalties For Marijana Possession Iowa has lowered penalties for those caught with small amounts of marijuana. Under Senate Study Bill 1226, which passed subcommittee by a unanimous vote, possession of under five grams of marijuana is considered as a simple misdemeanor for a first...

Mississippi officials want to disqualify the state's cannabis reform measure after 74.1% of voters said yes to medical legalization. The appeal isn't because they oppose reform. The reform measure, they claim, was unlawfully placed on the ballot (h/t Marijuana...

Despite the veil of uncertainty surrounding the U.S. Presidential election, the cannabis industry remains upbeat with the votes it received in five key states. "People have spoken on cannabis" by taking a "green way last night," Dina Rollman, SVP Government and Regulations...

The state medical cannabis questions that are being decided by voters Nov. 3 have interesting — and potentially troublesome — qualities, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Executive Director Erik Altieri told Benzinga.  South Dakota The Mount Rushmore...

Mississippi lawmakers have decided to drop a confederate symbol from the state flag after it was adopted more than a century ago by white supremacist lawmakers.  What Happened The bill to change the state flag received bipartisan support in both the chambers of the Mississippi legislature....

Mississippi allows medical cannabis consumption in only the strictest fashion. Since 2014, the state has permitted patients with seizure disorders to use a high-CBD/low-THC product as medicine. The laws could expand this fall. In November, citizens will head to the polls to vote on two medical...

The Buffalo Bills will travel to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this weekend to take on the New York Giants. Some of their fans will likely only go part of the way, getting off I-90 just past Syracuse. There, they'll be able to hit one of the upstate casinos with a sportsbook and bet on the NFL...