Ken Newburger, executive director and founder of the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association, gives an update on Mississippi’s fledgling medical cannabis program, which was passed into law by the state Legislature in February. Newburger said it will probably be late this year or early next year before patients can receive medical marijuana.
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