Medical marijuana bills challenge Bible Belt politics Views about medical marijuana appear to be changing across the South, where efforts to legalize it have long been stymied by Bible Belt politicsFILE-In this Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 file photo file photo, Marijuana plants growing under special grow lights, at GB Sciences Louisiana, in Baton Rouge, La. Views about medical marijuana appear to be changing across the South, where efforts to legalize it have long been stymied by Bible Belt politics. Views about medical marijuana appear to be changing across the South, where efforts to legalize it have long been stymied by Bible Belt politics. In Alabama, a medical marijuana bill won approval in the Alabama Senate as advocates make headway after years of setbacks. The Mississippi House voted to put a second medical marijuana proposal on the statewide ballot this year.

Source: ABC News March 14, 2020 14:01 UTC