, ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁re fr iger ated ▁be er ▁for ▁off - site ▁consumption ▁is ▁prohib ited , ▁with ▁such ▁ordin ances ▁being ▁not ably ▁enfor ced ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁largest ▁college ▁towns ▁of ▁Oxford ▁and ▁St ark ville . ▁Despite ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁strict est ▁liqu or ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁Mississippi ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁without ▁a ▁state wide ▁open ▁container ▁law ▁but ▁several ▁cities ▁and ▁count ies ▁en force ▁local ▁ordin ances ▁against ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁alco hol ▁while ▁operating ▁a ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁least ▁progress ive ▁records ▁on ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁of ▁any ▁state . ▁ ▁Cons ens ual ▁same ▁sex ▁relations ▁were ▁illegal ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁until ▁Lawrence ▁v . ▁Texas ▁struck ▁down ▁all ▁state ▁anti - s od omy ▁laws ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Same - sex ▁marriage ▁had ▁been ▁b anned ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁by ▁executive ▁order ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁state ▁stat ute ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Mississippi ▁vot ers ▁approved ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ▁defining ▁marriage ▁as ▁a ▁union ▁between ▁one ▁man ▁and ▁one ▁woman ▁with ▁ 8 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Mississippi ' s ▁ban ▁on ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁was ▁ruled ▁un const itution al ▁by ▁district ▁judge ▁Carl ton ▁W . ▁Re e ves ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁but ▁enfor cement