Jackson Jambalaya

Hearings are just a forum for politicos to hear themselves ramble. AKA, a very poor subsitute for action.

So what medical condition does this Dave clown have that he needs medical marijuana for?

I grew up going to school with David. His videos make me think long term pot usage does brain damage.

Hell Yea..... Love the Tunes

The path forward is to legalize recreational marijuana subject to substantial taxes and some local zoning regulations. It's not perfect but it makes sense.

Dave's video is proof enough why we don't need recreational MaryJane.

Enjoy your marijuana pills and opioid-like regulation. The backdoor will not be re-opened. Will Joel drop another $2+ million for a full monty? He ... said it was for his parents.

10:25 AM, because it was newer about MM in the first place.

Whares Deppity Pheel?!

I get a kick out of the stoners that can’t comprehend it was the courts, not Mary, that kicked the law off the books.

Dumas stoners

Buy these potheads a bus ticket out of here. These are serious times that need serious minded people more than ever. No one’s got the time or the resources to carry dead societal weight these days.

These hearings are a waste of freakin' time, either they are going to host a special session or not!?

Liver spot stained hands always love to tell you how bad marijuana is.
Go ahead and knock back another Jack and Coke, geezer
Try not to kill anyone driving to Stanley’s drunk from Rankin County to get another bottle.

Where is Ron Simmons when you need him?

If medical marijuana doesn't help psychological problems, it will do Dave no good.

Medical MJ is not the issue here. The issue is the blatant subversion of the will of the people of Mississippi.

All these comments solidify my belief that democracy is a sick joke. People can't seem to understand that the Legislature dropped the ball continually for 20 years and then when a Citizen Initiative got called out and brought to the Supreme Court it was tossed because a relatively simple textual fix would correct the initiative process.

Just legalize it already. You got whiskey(which is worse) ......you got all sorts of legal pills killing folks everyday ! Weed grows all by itself and has since the beginning of time ! Don't let a bad decision from the 1920's over opium make you blind to what this is. It's about money and who gets the kickbacks !!!!!

Has Hob Bryan lost his mind? The people have spoken. They voted on what they wanted. The complete and unbelievable arrogance of our State legislature to disregard what the voters of this State approved ,regardless of procedural flaws, is political suicide. Mr Bryan you and your colleagues have no right to impose your will over that of the people, regardless of the issue. This, in my opinion, is political suicide. This is supposed to be a democracy..

What was the topic that the will of the people was subverted on? Medical marijuana you say? The Supreme Court of the great state of Mississippi "correctly" interpreted the "law", as it was written, and didn't write "law" from the bench. The majority of the people should have had their legislative representatives correct this "law" before it got to this point. In case you failed civics, that's the way this works.

So California is giving 100m to bail out the marijuana industry dispensary’s in their state.

Basic civics - Just take care of it next time at the polls - we shall see who survives

The will of the people was expressed with a vote on the issue of medical marijuana although deemed unconstitutional. The will of the people was expressed by what they voted on in Initiative 65. So, to completely ignore that and impose legislators own moral issues contrary to the way the voters of this State voted is subverting the voters will. Hob Bryan is now discussing issues contrary to what voters expressed they wanted. Some democracy - you know clearly what the voters want as a result of the election and the legislature largely ignores it.

More important than MM, has there been a bill passed to fix the I&R process? If not, why?

The answer to why the initiative process has not been fixed yet is simple. The Governor has not called a special session. Once there is a special session, the process will be quickly fixed by the legislature.

2:20

because the I&R fix has to be voted on by the people in a statewide election. The next one is next November. Settle down grasshopper. it will happen in the regular session of 2022. No need to hurry up and wait.

Dave is a certified dumb ass, probably the best spokesman for NOT legalizing the hippie lettuce.

What is needed is a "Blue Ribbon Commission."

Someone told me H.C. “Buster” Bailey has over a thousand
acres ready to plant. I guess he will try anything to help pay
First Investment investors. WHAT A POS !

Man there’s some pretty sharp comments here on the JJ. A large number of qualified political analysts. But in all honesty the problem is pretty simple. The legislature knew for twenty years the initiative process was flawed. Some even tried to fix it, six or was it seven times. But in reality they had no intention of fixing it. It was their ace in the hole against any initiative they really thought crossed the line.

Medical cannabis was the issue that crossed the line. Don’t you remember? They stuck 65A in with 65 because they thought the people of Mississippi was on their side and would never try expressing their own thoughts. I imagine many a legislator was pretty stunned when the public stuck it up their asses and broke it off. No worries though they had the ace in the hole. They let their bulldog in Madison pull the knife out of their own backs and promptly stabbed the public. And with a wink and a smile the SC judges used a technicality to break it off.

But the fights not over yet and Mississippians still have the opportunity to cut some throat with payback come the next election. You can take this to the bank this legislature will never fix the initiative process. That would make things too simple for the public to kick their asses to the curb.

Damn , never knew some many wanted to light up! What are all y’all’s ailments since this is medicine?

So much for democracy in Mississippi. MS manages to be last in everything.
Look how many other states have legalized medical and recreational MJ.
But not MS, they are determined to go against the will of the voters with a wrong supreme court decision.

Someone at 7:50
I would love to hear your legal analysis as to why our Supreme Court was wrong. Go ahead, give us the specifics and not just a general statement. You can do it!

It appears based on this dude's videos that we dont actually need a maryjane initiative as there apparently isnt an issue acquiring.

The SC made the right call legally.....it's the Legislature that is incompetent and corrupt. Throw them all out next election. Remove them from "power".

Not one legislator will lose their re-election because they didn't fix the initiative process. The 'throw them out' clowns who post that comment here put their full ignorance on display every time they do so.

Based on a lot of these comments, it’s obvious alcoholism is a real issue around here. Let’s bring back prohibition. Stop commenting while drunk you morons.

@8:22 - you might be surprised how many people think democracy is something worth fighting for. When the state government actively works to overturn the will of the people, you better believe there are going to be some changes.

When the state government actively works to overturn the will of the people ...

Tell us how state government actively worked to overturn the will of the people in this instance.

They are attempting to overturn the will of the people when creating legislation that is not what the people voted for in Initiative 65. Anything other than what was approved overwhelmingly by the voters goes against what the voters voted for.

The State legislature is actively working ,as we speak, to approve legislation that is not what the voters voted for in Initiative 65. How is that for “overturning the will of the people”?

Assuming that voters understood and fully supported every single permutation of the language inside of 65, and therefore that 'will' is unassailable, is laughable but expected considering how far you bogus medical dopers are detached from reality.

91.7% of all Mississippians voted for medical marijuana. So there.

@3:45 & @3:51

Legislature is going to pass something different because they don't fear you.

Nor should they.

Take away Bomgaars' money and you don't even qualify for the ballot.

They are politically smarter than you are.

5:13 you can’t assume anything the initiative said what it said no if’s ands or buts about it. The people voted on the initiative placed on the ballot. Period end of discussion.

5:13 the vote count is reality

I can’t think of any better way to determine what the voters of this State want in regard to the laws of this State or what the true pulse of the public is than the way it was done through this failed Initiative 65 vote. The scary thing about it is that the legislature is not doing what the voters want or it appears that way by watching the Senate Public Health Committee meetings. I don’t care what the issue is, if those in power do whatever they want to do even if it opposes the will of the voters, they need to be voted out. Period.

I think some might be surprised in regard to what the voters of this state can do with a grass roots campaign and little $ to vote these politicians out of office over the medical marijuana situation. The people will remember this.

I thought the grass roots campaign with the sample ballot for Initiative 65 that instructed people the correct way to vote if you were in favor of Initiative 65 worked wonderfully don’t you 5:26? Much needed with all the confusion created by 65A.

NOTHING grass roots about the 65 campaign. NOTHING.

There's one really active pothead posting on here that must have used all of his stash.

Sooner, or later - Mississippi will in fact change, and step in to the present. The flag change is one small piece of evidence. When the national powers start to hone in on how Mississippi just wants to be the same ole' Mississippi, the reckoning will commence. It may take a while, but it will happen. The old guard is dying out fast, and new blood doesn't give a shit who the redneck connected think they are. It's only a matter of time.