For the past few months, cannabis legalization activists and lawmakers in Mississippi have been trying to one-up each other with different marijuana legalization measures and resolutions. In early January, then Governor Phil Bryant said that he was opposed to an activist-led medical marijuana initiative that qualified for the ballot and hinted that state legislators would introduce a revised, alternative reform measure. Quite recently, Mississippi lawmakers introduced a new medical marijuana resolution that would have represented a threat to the activist-driven reform Initiative 65.

The resolution was introduced by Sen. Kevin Blackwell and it called for the suspension of legislative rules so that lawmakers could draft and file a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state. The resolution advanced through the Senate Rules Committee last week but to advocates’ relief did not make it onto the floor. Although the lieutenant governor who presides over the Senate could call back the resolution before October 10, insiders expect that if it were to happen, it would be to approve emergency legislation related to the coronavirus pandemic.

The introduction of this resolution represents one of the many conflicts of interest between lawmakers and marijuana legalization activists in recent months. In March, lawmakers introduced an alternative medical marijuana resolution that will appear alongside the activist-backed initiative on the ballot. However, advocates have argued that the only reason Mississippi lawmakers passed the alternative resolution is to undermine them by confusing residents and splitting votes. Aside from banning patients who aren’t terminally ill from smoking medical marijuana, the legislature-driven initiative is less specific than the advocate-led measure, leaving more room for interpretation. Should it pass, lawmakers will be able to create a more restrictive program.

Last month, lawmakers introduced another resolution that would have suspended legislative rules, allowing lawmakers to craft legislation in accordance with the legislature-approved constitutional amendment that’s on the ballot. Although it cleared the Rules Committee, it did not make it to the floor. Another measure introduced by lawmakers last week doesn’t mention the constitutional amendment at all, but it would have simply let lawmakers start working on legalizing medical cannabis.

According to Jaime Graham, Communications Director for Mississippians for Compassionate Care, the group behind the legalization initiative, a marijuana business owner based in Arkansas orchestrated the legislature-led resolution introduced in March. “He hired Mississippi lobbyists and twisted arms in Jackson to design a program that would allow him to dominate the medical marijuana industry here in Mississippi.”

“It’s an attempt to exploit patients in Mississippi with debilitating medical conditions like cancer, seizures and multiple sclerosis, and to undermine the voices of 228,000 people who signed petitions to put Initiative 65 on the ballot for Mississippians to vote on in November.”

Experts say the whole marijuana industry, including companies like Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD), will be relieved when Mississippi finally has a medical marijuana law that truly serves the needs of the residents and not those of selfish groups.

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Although the cannabis industry has taken plenty of hits from the coronavirus pandemic, the health crisis has allowed the pot industry to make, within months, advances that would have undeniably taken years or even decades. In plenty of states and territories, cannabis was one of the handful of industries declared essential, and cannabis sellers were allowed to continue operations while other businesses shut down. And to ensure both the vulnerable customers and staff kept minimal contact and stayed safe, additional safety measures like online booking, curbside pickups, and home deliveries were also allowed.

This was met with appreciation from stakeholders and advocates, and they hoped that measures like online bookings and home deliveries could continue even after the pandemic finally died down. Jamaican officials heeded to this call, and it was recently announced that Jamaican patients will be able to purchase their medical marijuana from the comfort of their homes.

The policy change allowing online sales is part of the country’s ongoing efforts to reduce the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on the marijuana industry. “The CLA is cognizant of the far-reaching effects of the pandemic and remains vigilant and proactive in taking steps to secure the industry,” says Director of Enforcement and Monitoring, Faith Graham.

“Licensed retail herb houses can now sell to their qualified customers from online platforms, following measures established by the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) to facilitate this,” says a posting on Jamaica Information Service. The CLA is an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries created in 2015 to establish and regulate Jamaica’s legal cannabis and hemp industry.

The CLA states that in order to purchase medicinal cannabis from an herb house, “patients must have previously visited and registered with the herb house. Under the interim protocols, licensees are required to provide documents, including government-issued photo documentation and valid prescription or recommendation from a registered medical practitioner to the CLA at stipulated intervals.” In consultation with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, the CLA have created guidelines to enable the online sale of medical cannabis to qualified patients as well as curbside pickups at licensed retail facilities.

This will allow medical marijuana patients, who include the elderly and those with compromised immune systems, to purchase medical marijuana from the comfort and safety of their homes and pick it up later. This will ultimately reduce congestion in retail herb houses.

Experts say these developments in the Jamaican cannabis space are likely to be welcomed by sector players elsewhere, such as Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) since any patient who benefits from marijuana makes the entire industry happy that it has contributed to the wellbeing of someone, somewhere.

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Sugarmade (OTCQB: SGMD), together with its BudCars Cannabis Delivery Service (“BudCars”), today provided an update on revenue expectations for July and calendar Q3 BudCars performance. According to the update, management now forecasts continued month-over-month sequential sales growth of 30% in July and August, positioning the Company for July sales of at least $650K, and a pace lined up to close out September with annualized BudCars revenues running at or above $11 million. “We believe we have enough visibility and enough data in hand to forecast that we will continue to see extremely robust growth in July and August,” Jimmy Chan, CEO of Sugarmade, stated in the news release. “Many of the trends we saw come together in June to drive our performance remain in place and suggest new records across many metrics are likely this month as well.”

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Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB: SGMD) is a product and branding marketing company investing in operations and technologies with disruptive potential. Its Brand portfolio includes CarryOutsupplies.com, SugarRush(TM) and Budcars.com. For more information, please reference www.Sugarmade.com.

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