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Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 29, 2020

MS Office of Tobacco Control Awarded Twice for Smokefree Efforts 

The Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) Office of Tobacco Control placed first in two main categories presented by the American Nonsmoker’s Rights (ANR) Foundation at its annual Smokefree Indoor Air Challenge and Voices for Smokefree Air Awards Ceremony: the Smokefree Air Challenge award and the Smokefree Air Challenge E-Cigarettes award. The virtual awards ceremony was established by ANR to acknowledge and recognize states that excel in passing 100 percent smokefree provisions in workplaces, restaurants, and bars.  Currently, Mississippi has 171 smokefree cities with the passage of comprehensive smokefree air ordinances, 137 of which…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 28, 2020

POLLARD: As a former law enforcement officer, I am voting for Initiative 65

As a retired deputy sheriff and a father of a daughter with a serious medical condition, I believe qualified patients should be able to get relief from medical marijuana if recommended by their Mississippi physician. I know that Initiative 65 will create a safe medical marijuana program and having this option for Mississippi patients is…