Utahns make a moral argument for medical marijuana
House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, addresses legislators in the House of Representatives on the first day of the Utah Legislature at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016.
The Utah Legislature is considering a push for medical marijuana in 2016. A new bill may open the doors for edible marijuana products containing THC, though smoking marijuana would remain illegal. This bill, sponsored by Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, has garnered support from Salt Lake County District Attorney Sam Gill, as well as the Libertas Institute, a libertarian nonprofit think tank in Lehi.
Competing legislation proposes a significantly more restrictive program that solely allows products that do not contain THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana that makes users feel high, to treat a smaller range of ailments. Many in support of Madsen’s bill believe this effort is antithetical to the needs of countless patients who stand to...
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