Summary: <p>Did anyone see this coming? Surprise! It doesn’t matter whether you wanted medical marijuana or not or you wanted Initiative 65 or the Alternative – Mississippi voters can not at this time pass any initiatives – the process is unconstitutional no matter the subject area. This morning we’re talking about the recent – last Friday – Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that our state’s initiative process is unconstitutional with our guest: attorney Mark Garriga of Butler Snow.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.butlersnow.com/2021/05/mississippi-supreme-court-strikes-down-medical-marijuana-and-the-initiative-process/?utm_source=Concep%20Send&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALERT%3a+Mississippi+Supreme+Court+Strikes+Down+Medical+Marijuana+and+the+Initiative+Process_05%2f14%2f2021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Marijuana and the Initiative Process</a></p><br><p>Previously on In Legal Terms: </p><ul> <li>March 23rd, 2021 <a href="http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-marijuana-in-mississippi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-marijuana-in-mississippi</a> </li> <li>October 6th, 2020 <a href="http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-initiative-65-and-alternative-65a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-initiative-65-and-alternative-65a</a> </li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Discussion:</p><ul> <li>AG letter</li> <li>reuse petitions</li> <li>don't blame the court</li> <li>previous initiatives</li> <li>statute of limitations</li> <li>it's up to the legislature</li> <li>Governor Tate Reeves</li> <li>Changing the initiative</li> <li>What can people do?</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Contact your representative on Mississippi's legislature that creates your laws: <a href="http://www.legislature.ms.gov/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.legislature.ms.gov/</a></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
