Northeast Mississippi County Votes on The Sale of Medical Marijuana
- last year
Voters in a northeast Mississippi county and city are deciding whether to make selling, growing and processing medical marijuana legal in two separate elections. Voters were deciding on Tuesday in unincorporated areas of Pontotoc County, while they will decide Thursday inside the city limits of Pontotoc, the county seat. Even if voters reject the referendum, it will remain legal to possess marijuana prescribed for 22 debilitating conditions and bought elsewhere.
The new law allows patients to buy up to 3.5 grams of cannabis per day, up to six days a week. That's about 3 ounces per month. So far, 154 dispensary licenses have been issued in 38 of Mississippi’s 82 counties, according to the state Department of Revenue. The National Conference of State Legislatures says medical use of cannabis is legal in 37 states and the District of Columbia.
The new law allows patients to buy up to 3.5 grams of cannabis per day, up to six days a week. That's about 3 ounces per month. So far, 154 dispensary licenses have been issued in 38 of Mississippi’s 82 counties, according to the state Department of Revenue. The National Conference of State Legislatures says medical use of cannabis is legal in 37 states and the District of Columbia.