Advocates' hopes high as Kansas heads for medical pot debate
January 17, 2020
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers expect to have their most serious debate so far on medical marijuana this year, fueling high hopes for advocates who have been stymied by the state's prohibitionist roots and Republican-controlled Legislature.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has said she would sign a bill legalizing medical marijuana. A House committee has committed to reviewing the issue, with its members engaging in a brief, informal debate about it during the year's first meeting this week.
Some legislators who back medical marijuana still hesitate to predict that a bill would pass, suggesti...
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