In Legal Terms: Initiatives Uncontitutional
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Did anyone see this coming? Surprise! It doesn’t matter whether you wanted medical marijuana or not or you wanted Initiative 65 or the Alternative – Mississippi voters can not at this time pass any initiatives – the process is unconstitutional no matter the subject area. This morning we’re talking about the recent – last Friday – Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that our state’s initiative process is unconstitutional with our guest: attorney Mark Garriga of Butler Snow. Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Marijuana and the Initiative Process Previously on In Legal Terms: March 23rd, 2021  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-marijuana-in-mississippiOctober 6th, 2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-initiative-65-and-alternative-65a Discussion: AG letterreuse petitionsdon't blame the courtprevious initiativesstatute of limitationsit's up to the legislatureGovernor Tate ReevesChanging the initiativeWhat can people do? Contact your representative on Mississippi's legislature that creates your laws: http://www.legislature.ms.gov/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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