In Our View: Medical marijuana
During the 2015 legislative session, SB259, a bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, which would have legalized medical marijuana in Utah, failed to pass the Utah Senate by just one vote.
The bill identified a number of illnesses that would have qualified patients to receive cannabis, including Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, AIDS, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, glaucoma and severe or chronic pain.
Our neighbors fighting these afflictions in Arizona, Nevada and Colorado all have access to marijuana; Colorado has legalized recreational use and, in Nevada, voters will be asked to decide whether or not to legalize recreational use when they go to the polls in November 2016.
Meanwhile, our other two bordering states, Idaho and Wyoming, continue to resist legalization. Efforts to legalize medical marijuana in both states failed this year, and Idaho’s governor vetoed legislation that would have legalized cannabis oils in...
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