The House on Wednesday passed a Senate medical marijuana proposal, but only after changing the bill to lower the amount of cannabis a patient could get.
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today January 19, 2022 The amended bill now goes back to the Senate. If the Senate does not approve the House changes to the bill, it will move to conference committee, where leaders from both chambers will negotiate the specifics of a final bill. The House vote on Wednesday was 104-14 on the amended Senate Bill 2095. "This bill is about the people who are suffering," said House Drug Policy Chairman Lee Yancey."That has gotten lost in this debate ...
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