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Medical marijuana takes off in Mississippi, but stalls out in AlabamaBirmingham (AL) NewsDecember 5, 2023Alabama passed a law legalizing medical marijuana in May 2021. Mississippi followed seven months later in January 2022. While Alabama’s medical marijuana licensing process has faced several deadlocks in the face of lawsuits, mismanagement and political opposition, Mississippi’s has marched steadily forward. Its first dispensaries opened in early 2023, and the number has already grown to about 100 by year’s end, said Henry Crisler, assistant director of the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association. ... Dispensary owners said the industry has encountered some obstacles in Mississippi but have also shown that medical marijuana has a place in the Deep South.

High prices plague medical marijuana market in VirginiaWRIC-TV (Richmond, VA)November 29, 2023Richmond, VA—A new report is shedding light on the state of the medical marijuana industry in Virginia. The report found that because of high prices, fewer Virginians obtain medical cannabis through the state’s regulated market, compared to other states. ... The high cost means 90% of patients in Virginia obtain cannabis from sources other than Virginia’s medical market.