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Drive to Get Mississippi Medical Marijuana on 2020 Ballot

Mississippians for Compassionate Care must collect at least 86,185 certified signatures over the next year.

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Miami Herald
July 31, 2018

JACKSON, MISS. - The woman whose daughter's name is on Mississippi's marijuana oil law has begun a drive for a state constitutional amendment allowing medical marijuana use.

A news release says Ashley Durval registered an initiative Monday with the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office.

Her group, called Mississippians for Compassionate Care, must collect at least 86,185 certified signatures over the next year from across the state to get Medical Marijuana 2020 on the statewide ballot in 2020.

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