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  "tags": [
    "News",
    "Andy Gipson",
    "ballot initiative",
    "elections",
    "Home-Featured",
    "Jeremy England",
    "Joel Carter",
    "Lynn Fitch",
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    "Mississippi Voters Still Lack Ballot Initiative 5 Years After Lawmakers Vowed to Restore It",
    "Mississippi Free Press"
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  "textContent": "With the 2027 statewide election coming up, Mike Watkins said the Mississippi medical-cannabis community wants candidates who support the ballot initiative—instead of career politicians who have not made any efforts to revive it.\n\nThe post Mississippi Voters Still Lack Ballot Initiative 5 Years After Lawmakers Vowed to Restore It appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.",
  "title": "Mississippi Voters Still Lack Ballot Initiative 5 Years After Lawmakers Vowed to Restore It"
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