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Mississippi medical marijuana patients, professionals on the look out for scams and other complications
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BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – It’s been nearly a full yr because the sale of medical marijuana was accepted in Mississippi. Though the product nonetheless isn’t accessible for buy, some sufferers who want the therapy are discovering the problems of the method to acquire a medical marijuana card. Scammers are additionally seeking to reap the benefits of the brand new business.
The medical hashish program in Mississippi requires sufferers have at the least one of many listed qualifying situations to buy the product. Lengthy Seaside resident Tommy Goldman suffers from a number of situations wanted for the therapy.
“I’ve persistent ache in my knees, and I’ve been identified just lately with Parkinson’s,” mentioned Goldman.
In Might, Kevin Webster, the proprietor of the group Experience to Wellness, mentioned in a WLOX report he would assist sufferers like Tommy Goldman by means of the method of getting medical marijuana for a payment of $199.
In September, Goldman took Webster up on his supply. After paying over the cellphone, he says Webster informed him to fulfill at a Gulfport lodge to fill out the wanted paper work for a medical marijuana card. When Goldman acquired there, nobody representing Experience to Wellness was to be discovered, and his makes an attempt to achieve Webster have been unsuccessful.
“I attempted calling him and haven’t heard something from him since I gave him the cash,” mentioned Goldman.
Experience to Wellness has a number of Fb pages saying it gives service in a number of states. No publish has been made on its Mississippi web page since July. The web site listed on the Fb pages isn’t an lively web site.
WLOX tried calling the numbers listed for Experience to Wellness and left messages, however nobody from the group returned the calls.
President of the Mississippi Higher Enterprise Bureau John O’Hara says there are complaints on Fb in regards to the group in Mississippi and Oklahoma. He says it’s all the time a good suggestion to analysis any firm earlier than paying cash for a service up entrance, particularly a more recent business like medical marijuana.
“That is making the most of Mississippi had simply handed legalizing medical marijuana, so all people is studying as we undergo this,” O’Hara mentioned.
The sufferers aren’t the one ones having to study. Dr. Philip Levin is one among solely 122 practitioners at present licensed by the State Well being Division to advocate the difficulty of medical marijuana playing cards in Mississippi.
“As soon as I began finding out hashish, I used to be blown away with how a lot good it does,” mentioned Levin. “As soon as I discovered how pure it was, how useful and the way innocent, I actually wished to assist my sufferers.”
Levin says the time dedication to see sufferers wanting a medical marijuana card is holding up practitioners’ curiosity to get licensed.
“It’s not a straightforward process,” mentioned Levin. “You must verify the medical information to ensure they qualify, it’s a must to do a drug display, a PMP, a bodily examination, do medical information and fill out the shape. I additionally will give the affected person one other 5-10 minutes of knowledge. So how will you run a clinic and spend 25 minutes on speaking to the sufferers to get them licensed only for the little bit of cash you’re going to make off of it?”
Cultivators have been making ready for months to ship out their merchandise to accepted dispensaries across the state. Levin says for purchasers to truly be in the stores these merchandise extra practitioners must be licensed. On the time this story was printed about 1,000 sufferers have been accepted to purchase medical marijuana within the state.
“The primary bottleneck proper now could be the certification,” mentioned Levin. “The growers have loads of product, they’ve been very profitable rising and the dispensaries are desirous to get the product to promote, however that in between step, the businesses which can be alleged to be certifying the product is having technical difficulties and that’s why we don’t have any product out but.”
For those who’re curious about medical marijuana and need to keep away from any problems, Levin says step one to take ought to be speaking to a trusted household physician.
“My suggestion could be to have your individual personal doctor both do it or refer you to somebody you understand and belief such as you would with any specialist,” mentioned Levin.
Levin expects the primary merchandise to be accessible for buy in early 2023. It will probably’t get right here fast sufficient for Tommy Goldman who simply needs aid for his ache.
“I’m going to be joyful after I get it as a result of it’s going to be authorized. That’s I all I would like, for it to be authorized,” mentioned Goldman.
You may see a listing of medical practitioners at present licensed to situation medical marijuana playing cards in Mississippi right here: https://www.mscannapatient.com/medical-marijuana-doctors-near-me/
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Former college basketball player Cameron Woodall, 26, dies in Mississippi after ATV crash
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Cameron Woodall, a former college basketball player and two-time Mississippi state champion in high school, has died after reportedly being involved in an ATV crash over the weekend. He was 26.
Woodall was driving a 4-wheeler in Raymond, Mississippi, at around 11:30 p.m. local time when he lost control of the vehicle and overturned, interim Hinds County Coroner Jeremiah Howard told WLBT.
Cameron Woodall (John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
Another person driving a separate ATV was also involved in the incident. That person was reportedly taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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An investigation into the accident is ongoing, the Mississippi Clarion Ledger reported.
A Mississippi native, Woodall was a standout on the basketball team at Raymond High School, where he won a state championship in 2017 and 2018. He went on to play college basketball at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Grambling State and most recently at Tougaloo College.
“It is with profound sadness that we share the untimely passing of Cameron D. ‘Big Cam’ Woodall, a beloved former Tougaloo College men’s basketball standout. Known for his larger-than-life presence, fierce competitiveness on the court, and kind-hearted spirit off it, Cam left an indelible mark on the Tougaloo family,” the school’s athletics page posted on Instagram.
Cameron Woodall (0) (Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports)
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“His impact extended far beyond basketball; he was a friend, a brother, and a true Bulldog through and through. We send our deepest condolences to his family, friends, teammates, and all who had the privilege of knowing him.”
Copiah-Lincoln also shared a post honoring Woodall on X.
“The Co-Lin family extends our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and former teammates of former Co-Lin basketball player Cameron Woodall.”
Cameron Woodall, right (Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports)
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Woodall earned second-team All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference honors in his two seasons at Tougaloo College.
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What to expect from Buc-ee’s before the first one opens in Mississippi
The Robertsdale, Ala., Buc-ee’s keeps people coming back. The stores have lots of food options and are known for clean bathrooms and friendly service.
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. — Amanda Yarborough, a schoolteacher from Long Beach, was one of the first to arrive at Buc-ee’s Travel Center on Monday, hours before the store’s 6 a.m. grand opening.
She brought her Buc-ee’s chair and sported a Buc-ee’s T-shirt and cap.
“What was I thinking?” she said, holding up a purple stainless-steel mug. “I didn’t bring a Buc-ee’s cup.”
Yarborough was one of nearly 1,000 Buc-ee’s fans who turned up for the first Buc-ee’s to open in Mississippi.
Like many other Buc-ee’s fans, she likes everything.
“It’s like the Amazon of gas stations,” she said.
At 6 a.m., hundreds stampeded the store’s opening.
The Ward family, who came from Alabama, discovered Buc-ee’s when the Leeds, Alabama, location opened.
Since 2023, the family has been to 45 stores before the Mississippi one and have the refrigerator magnets to prove it.
“We’re celebrating our 50th anniversary in two weeks, so this is kind of our pre-anniversary celebration,” Darlene Ward said, pointing to her husband, Charlie.”
The couple came from Boaz, Alabama, with their daughter Angela, who lives in Livingston, Alabama.
The family plans to visit the Robertsdale, Alabama, store on the way home.
“That will make 47 Buc-ee’s,” Angela Ward said.
Fifteen-year-old Scott Brown of Gautier dressed up in a Buc-ee’s onesie to celebrate the store’s opening.
“I thought it was kind of appropriate for today,” he said.
Brown said he likes the food and drinks at Buc-ee’s. One of the first things Brown and his friends did when the store opened was grab a few sandwiches. He couldnt wait. He scarfed one down before making it to the checkout counter.
Brown has been to several Buc-ee’s in Texas and Florida. Now there’s one closer to home.
“We go on cruises and we stop at every one of them,” he said.
The Mississippi location off Interstate 10 in Pass Christian is roughly 74,000 square feet — 20,000 square feet bigger than the neighboring location in Alabama. And it has 120 gas pumps, all of which were full as the store opened on Monday.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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