Kansas conflict: Court ruling sought after Wichita voters OK pot measure

WICHITA, Kan. — A day after Wichita voters approved a ballot measure that would reduce the penalties for small amounts of marijuana, the city asked a court to rule on the legality of the proposed changes, which had already drawn a warning from the state attorney general.

The city filed its petition for a “declaratory judgment” on Wednesday in Sedgwick County District Court in the wake of an election in which 54 percent of voters backed the referendum imposing no more than a $50 fine for first-time possession of a small amount of pot. State law deems it a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

Janice Bradley, a representative of the Marijuana Reform Initiative-ICT who helped get the issue on the ballot, said Tuesday’s vote reflects people’s changing views on marijuana, and elected officials need to take notice.

“We need to come into...

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