Mississippi The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a constitutional challenge that seeks to nullify a medical marijuana legalization initiative, even after voters overwhelmingly approved the measure in November. At stake is a business-friendly MMJ market the 2021 Marijuana Business Factbook projects would generate $265 million in sales the first full year and $800 million annually by the fourth year. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph appeared to strongly lean toward striking down MMJ legalization. More than 70% of Mississippians voted in favor of the measure; the city of Madison filed the legal challenge. Missouri The state's marijuana regulator is asking a court to throw out a February decision that granted medical marijuana cultivation licenses to related businesses Heya Kirksville and Heya Excello. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services called the Administrative Hearing Commission's decision to grant the licenses after they were denied " arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable and " a violation of constitutional provisions. " 1 1 May-June 2021 | mjbizdaily.com 31https://youtu.be/Ct1DQNguUhg http://www.mjbizdaily.com