January 8, 2021
A lawsuit by Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler seeks to block the program, arguing that Mississippi's initiative process is outdated because the state constitution says petitioners must gather an equal number of signatures from five congressional districts. Photo by Arielle Dreher
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'Zombie Law' Cited in Court Fight Over Mississippi Marijuana
Attorneys trying to block a Mississippi medical marijuana program say the state is using a “zombie law” about old congressional districts to defend how an initiative landed on the ballot.
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