Mormons give blessing to Utah CBD bill, but against THC products

LDS leaders support state senate proposal that would legalize medical marijuana products containing cannabidiol (CBD), but not a bill that allows access to products containing THC.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has clarified its differing opinions on two separate pieces of medical marijuana legislation.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports the church specified its concerns in a statement last week, saying the measures take very different approaches to access, distribution and control of the hallucinogenic compound THC.

Sen. Mark Madsen (R-Saratoga Springs) sponsored a bill that allows patients with a doctor’s recommendation to access products containing THC. He said in early February that the church owed an explanation to the people for its differing views.

A bill sponsored by Sen. Evan Vickers (R-Cedar City) and Rep. Brad Daw (R-Orem), with which the church finds no objection, legalizes products containing marijuana plant extracts...

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