Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Mississippi Ban on Medical Marijuana Ads

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Mississippi Ban on Medical Marijuana Ads

The Supreme Court on May 5 decided not to take up a case contesting Mississippi’s near-total ban on advertising for medical marijuana products. The court’s decision in Cocroft v. Graham took the form of an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its ruling. The petition was filed on March 21 by Clarence Cocroft II and his business, Tru Source Medical Cannabis LLC. The lead respondent is Chris Graham, who was sued in his …

M-I-Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter-I-Humpback, Humpback-I: Checking in on Mississippi Cannabis

Another legislative session has come and gone in Mississippi (a limited, short special session is all but a certainty, as the Legislature passed no state budget), resulting in tweaks to the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act (MMCA) and a failed consumable hemp regulatory bill. Those happenings, along with others we discuss below, prove that efforts remain underway to improve a medical cannabis program that, while still relatively young, finds itse…

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi’s marijuana advertising ban

Advertisements by state-licensed medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't enjoy First Amendment free-speech protections. US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Mississippi's marijuana advertising ban is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs