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This undated photo provided by Institute for Justice shows Clarence Cocroft II, who opened Tru Source Medical Cannabis in Olive Branch, Miss. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary who sued Mississippi over state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from advertising. In a Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 ruling, U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills said he agreed with Mississippi's argument that since the possession of marijuana remains illegal under federal law, it is not a “lawful activity,” and therefore does not enjoy the constitutional protections granted to some forms of commercial speech. (Institute for Justice via AP)

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Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge
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Tue,01/23/24-4:51PM , 35 Reads
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Following a news conference inside the Mississippi Capitol, Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney speaks to reporters about what must be done to improve Mississippi's status as the nation's unhealthiest state across several metrics, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi has the highest rate of preventable deaths in the US, health official says
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Thu,01/18/24-2:20PM , 23 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has improved some of its poor health outcomes, but its people are more likely to die unnecessarily than residents of any other state, the state's top health official said Thursday.
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A sign stands outside the U.S. Department of Labor's headquarters, May 6, 2020, in Washington. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety violations in its investigation of the July 2023 workplace accident that caused the death of Duvan Pérez, a Guatemalan teenager who had been a contract worker at the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Miss., the agency said in a news release on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Federal labor investigators say poultry company's inaction led to the death of a teenage worker
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Wed,01/17/24-2:17PM , 36 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry plant's failure to follow safety protocols led to the death of a 16-year-old worker who was pulled into a machine, federal regulators said Tuesday.
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Ted Henifin, interim water manager, for JXN Water, the water system for the city of Jackson, Miss., demonstrates how to run faucet water like a "thin line of spaghetti with intermittent breaks" in order to deal with expected below freezing weather, at a news conference in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. During the news conference, Henifin also questioned the Mississippi Department of Health's recent results regarding the quality of the city's water. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi officials say water in state capital is safe one day after E. coli scare
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Fri,01/12/24-12:20PM , 79 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One day after Mississippi health officials told residents in the state’s capital that dangerous bacteria could be in their tap water, the state health department said Friday that city water was safe to consume.
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