You are here

Home 🌿 Recreational Marijuana News 🌿 Initiative 48 could make Mississippi the first state to fully end Marijuana Prohibition in the South 🌿

Initiative 48 could make Mississippi the first state to fully end Marijuana Prohibition in the South

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 06/17/2015 - 08:00

Mississippi already decriminalized marijuana last year. They are the first state in the deep south to do so. The Louisiana state legislature only created a simple possession charge last week, and the penalty is still pretty serious. In Alabama, there is no simple possession law and one gram of cannabis has a maximum penalty of $6,000 and 30 days in jail.

Louisiana also just passed a limited medical cannabis law. Alabama and South Carolina are expected to pass full medical cannabis laws in the 2016 session.

Ohioans will almost certainly get to vote on whether to legalize cannabis for recreational use in November of 2015. A total of 24 states have a process where citizens can get an issue on a state-wide ballot. In most of these states, it is extremely difficult for the legislature to change or overturn a ballot issue once it is passed.

In the November 2016...

Rate this article: 
Region: 
Mississippi

This marijuana news is brought to you by 420 Intel. For the latest breaking cannabis industry news, subscribe to the 420 Intel newsletter. If you'd like to promote your product or service in this area after every article, contact us.


URL: 
http://conservativerenegade.com/2015/06/initiative-48-could-make-mississippi-the-first-state-to-fully-end-marijuana-prohibition/

420 Intel is Your Source for Marijuana News

420 Intel Canada is your leading news source for the Canadian cannabis industry. Get the latest updates on Canadian cannabis stocks and developments on how Canada continues to be a major player in the worldwide recreational and medical cannabis industry.

420 Intel Canada is the Canadian Industry news outlet that will keep you updated on how these Canadian developments in recreational and medical marijuana will impact the country and the world. Our commitment is to bring you the most important cannabis news stories from across Canada every day of the week.

Marijuana industry news is a constant endeavor with new developments each day. For marijuana news across the True North, 420 Intel Canada promises to bring you quality, Canadian, cannabis industry news.

You can get 420 Intel news delivered directly to your inbox by signing up for our daily marijuana news, ensuring you’re always kept up to date on the ever-changing cannabis industry. To stay even better informed about marijuana legalization news follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.