Mississippi’s governor has vetoed a pair of bills to expand medical marijuana access while signing separate legislation to support research in hopes of gaining federal approval for the psychedelic ibogaine as a novel treatment option.
Lawmakers approved each measure by strong margins, but on Thursday Gov. Tate Reeves (R) rejected the cannabis proposals while accepting the psychedelics one.
One of the vetoed bills, known as the “Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act,” would have created a pathway for patients who don’t have one of the state’s specific delineated qualifying conditions to become eligible for legal marijuana access.
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