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Mississippi just voted to legalize medical marijuana, and it's another sign that even deep-red states back cannabis reform

The initiative allows doctors to recommend medical cannabis to patients with qualifying conditions.

The program will be headed by the Mississippi State Department of Health, which will have until August 15, 2021 to issue medical marijuana cards.Mississippi became one of two new states to legalize medical cannabis in Tuesday's elections, after voters passed a ballot initiative to allow doctors to recommend cannabis to patients with some conditions.

In Mississippi, Initiative 65 lays out more than 20 qualifying conditions for which a patient can receive a recommendation from healthcare professionals to get medical cannabis.

 

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Go ahead and legalize the stuff. We'll need something to smoke after this is over with.

Time to move to the sip.

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