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Welcome to the fourth episode of On the Scene: Reflecting on Mississippi's Top Stories! Tune in with Heather and Emma as we sit down for a solo episode to talk about medical marijuana in Mississippi. In Emma’s Opinion Corner, we have a hot take about carpet, a film review of Netflix’s “Tick, Tick…Boom,” and more Ole Miss and MSU rivalry content with the crazy story this week On the Scene! -Medical marijuana research: Marijuana decriminalized in 1977 by The Washington Post (1977). MS Law for marijuana possession by the Marijuana Policy Project. Patrick Beadle story by Mississippi Today (2018) and the American Civil Liberties Union (2018). Medical marijuana push begins by Mississippi Today (2018). MS medical CBD law Overview of Initiatives 65 and 65A by Ballotpedia. MS Supreme Court strikes down medical marijuana law by the Marijuana Policy Project. Marijuana special session by Ballotpedia. Marijuana special session by Mississippi Today (Oct. 2021). -Leach and Kiffin lobby for new MS flag by Mississippi Today (Nov. 2021). -Keep up with us on social media! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @onthescenepod Emma’s Twitter: @emma_dotson3 and Instagram: @emmadotson Heather’s Twitter: @JournalistHRH and Instagram: @hheatherrhea Send us an email if you’d like to be a guest on the pod: [email protected] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/on-the-scene-podcast/support