Key Kansas Lawmaker Skeptical Of Medical Marijuana Following Police Testimony
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“It is literally the wild west, and that’s why they’re having so much problem with the cartels, black market issues, things of that nature. That’s scary to me, frightening, in fact.” By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector The future of marijuana in Kansas is still dubious. Sen. Mike Thompson, a Shawnee Republican and chair of the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, said he wasn’t willing to rush forward with any form of marijuana legislation, such as Senate Bill 171. The bill, which has been placed in his committee, would legalize marijuana use for veterans with a valid medical card. The bill would also allow for the cultivation, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis. While lawmakers have debated legalization legislation for years, and lawmakers created a special committee on medical marijuana to consider all aspects of legalization, Thompson said more data was still needed. He pointed to testimony given by opponents of marijuana legalization during a Wednesday committee meeting as examples of new and crucial data needed to decide whether to proceed. His committee will continue to hear testimony on marijuana legislation Thursday. “They didn’t have this kind of volume of evidence and data, and so I feel like this is necessary before we even think about where we’re going to go with this,” Thompson said. “So at this point, we’re still in data collection. Do we want to make a decision in a hasty fashion? I don’t want to.” During the meeting, opponents of marijuana legalization spoke about potentially disastrous consequences for legalization, though some of their credentials were unclear. Steve Howe, the Johnson County district attorney, said it was insulting to say legalizing medical marijuana would help veterans along with others suffering from PTSD.
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