Dec 31, 2015: NewsMs: Trying to Legalize Pot in Mississippi
Falling short of trying to legalize pot in Mississippi.
Desoto County’s Kelly Jacobs had the uphill battle of trying to get the legalization of marijuana on the 2016 general election ballot.
Falling short of trying to legalize pot in Mississippi.
Desoto County’s Kelly Jacobs had the uphill battle of trying to get the legalization of marijuana on the 2016 general election ballot.
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May 12, 2015: Southern Cannabis: Man who offered to pay for marijuana petition signatures in Mississippi withdraws support
I contacted Kelly Jacobs, the author and sponsor of Ballot Initiative 48 to see if she had anymore information about what was going on and she confirmed the anonymous email we had received. “I was on vacation and was shocked to receive an email from Jeremy saying he wouldn’t be paying” Jacobs said. “The last time I spoke to him he said ‘Go have a wonderful vacation, you have earned it!’, and that was just a few days before I got the email.”.
I contacted Kelly Jacobs, the author and sponsor of Ballot Initiative 48 to see if she had anymore information about what was going on and she confirmed the anonymous email we had received. “I was on vacation and was shocked to receive an email from Jeremy saying he wouldn’t be paying” Jacobs said. “The last time I spoke to him he said ‘Go have a wonderful vacation, you have earned it!’, and that was just a few days before I got the email.”.
Jan 8, 2015: WTVA: Mississippi drive to legalize pot sprouts in DeSoto County
An effort to legalize marijuana in Mississippi is growing out of DeSoto County, where petition organizer Kelly Jacobs of Hernando is planning a series of town hall meetings this month to explain the proposal.
An effort to legalize marijuana in Mississippi is growing out of DeSoto County, where petition organizer Kelly Jacobs of Hernando is planning a series of town hall meetings this month to explain the proposal.
Jan 6, 2014: Clarion Ledger: Town hall meeting on marijuana initiative set in Jackson
Kelly Jacobs, sponsor of the initiative ballot effort, said the group has until Oct. 2, 2015, to collect the needed signatures to get the measure on the November 2016 ballot. If not, they have until Dec. 29 to gather sufficient signatures of registered voters to get the measure on the November 2017 ballot. "If the ballot initiative gets the necessary signatures and is approved by voters in a referendum, it would make it legal for adults to possess cannabis in unlimited quantities, to use as they wish, just like alcohol or cigarettes. However, it would have to be kept from minors.
Kelly Jacobs, sponsor of the initiative ballot effort, said the group has until Oct. 2, 2015, to collect the needed signatures to get the measure on the November 2016 ballot. If not, they have until Dec. 29 to gather sufficient signatures of registered voters to get the measure on the November 2017 ballot. "If the ballot initiative gets the necessary signatures and is approved by voters in a referendum, it would make it legal for adults to possess cannabis in unlimited quantities, to use as they wish, just like alcohol or cigarettes. However, it would have to be kept from minors.
Oct 1, 2014: Clarion Ledger: Group seeks ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in MS
The group filed a petition Monday with the secretary of state's satellite office in Hernando, said petition organizer Kelly Jacobs, a longtime Democratic Party official from Hernando. It's the initial step in the ballot process.
The group filed a petition Monday with the secretary of state's satellite office in Hernando, said petition organizer Kelly Jacobs, a longtime Democratic Party official from Hernando. It's the initial step in the ballot process.