08/22/2026
Over 70 percent of voters want Mississippi to be active in supporting medical ma*****na. Why can’t we create a pathway for existing h**p producers to transition into the medical cannabis program? This would give local farmers who have invested their time, money, and resources a fair opportunity to adjust. It would also benefit the people of Mississippi by allowing those who have already invested in compliant infrastructure a chance to enter the medical program.
I worked openly with the county to obtain the proper permits, maintaining constant communication and doing everything possible to stay within ever-shifting laws and regulations. Those changes have already harmed farmers and investors who entered this industry in good faith.
Are we now simply going to push those farmers aside without considering the impact? What about our right to fair treatment in the marketplace while producing a safe and valuable product?
You would be flushing our investments and dreams down the drain and taking away an opportunity that we pursued legally and in good faith. At the very least, let’s slow things down and have a real conversation. Sit down together. Have a tea party if we need to. Discuss the issues and find a reasonable path forward.
This is about the pursuit of happiness and the principle that when a person follows the law, invests their own money, works with local government, and tries to do things the right way, the government should not simply change direction and leave them behind.
Meanwhile, we have watched some people make millions from cannabis while others have been locked up for it. There is something deeply troubling about holding back people who followed the rules and invested in their communities—especially when Mississippi voters have already made their voices heard.
We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for a fair opportunity to transition, comply with the medical cannabis regulations, and compete in the legal marketplace.
Is that really too much to ask