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Health December 9, 2024 - 11:51 am

Thousands of Kansans are Missouri medical marijuana patients

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Thousands of Kansans are crossing the Missouri border with medical marijuana cards in hand, and that’s unlikely to change as Kansas lawmakers resist medical legalization in 2025.

Health November 1, 2024 - 3:20 pm

Kansans support marijuana legalization, but lawmakers won’t bite

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

A wide majority of Kansans support legalizing medical and recreational marijuana, but a group of legislators assigned to weigh medical marijuana legalization declined to push the issue in the 2025 session.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
State Government October 22, 2024 - 11:45 am

Survey: Kansas voters support legalizing marijuana, oppose current direction of the country

by Daniel Caudill, Kansas News Service

New survey data gives a look at how people in Kansas feel about key issues including marijuana legalization, abortion and gender-affirming care for transgender kids.

Health July 10, 2024 - 8:35 pm

Kansas legislative leadership devoting two days of interim hearings to medical marijuana

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Republican Sen. Michael Fagg made a compelling case for scheduling joint House and Senate hearings on options for developing medical marijuana legislation in advance of convening the 2025 Kansas Legislature.

Crime & Courts May 7, 2024 - 5:37 pm

New Kansas coalition seeks to legalize adult use of cannabis, expunge criminal records

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Leaders of a new politically diverse coalition said Tuesday they were committed to supporting candidates for the Kansas Legislature dedicated to ending the state’s prohibition on recreational cannabis and to expunging criminal records tied to marijuana.

Health October 29, 2023 - 4:11 pm

Kansans want legal marijuana but a few Republican leaders keep blocking it

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

A new poll again shows Kansans broadly support legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, but it seems as unlikely as ever that lawmakers will launch a new cannabis industry.

Health October 10, 2023 - 11:55 am

Older Kansans want lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana and expand Medicaid

by Joe Blubaugh, Kansas News Service

Kansas is one of the few states that doesn’t offer legal access to marijuana, and one of just nine states that hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Kansas seniors will be lobbying lawmakers for both.

Health April 25, 2023 - 1:51 pm

With the legislative session drawing to a close, Kansas action on marijuana remains unlikely

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Kansas has seen all smoke and no fire on the cannabis front, despite efforts from Democrats who say the state is losing business to neighbors where marijuana is legalized. 

Health March 17, 2023 - 2:49 pm

Medical marijuana advocate blames Kansas lawmakers for needless suffering

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Alejandro Rangel-Lopez says lawmakers who refuse to legalize medical marijuana are responsible for the needless suffering of Kansans. After two days of Senate hearings on proposed legislation, there appears to be little hope for change this year.

Health March 13, 2023 - 10:05 am

‘A little bit nerve-wracking’: Supporters of medical marijuana hold hope for Kansas law

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

The medical marijuana debate has been a hard-fought issue for years, heating up as surrounding states passed some form of legalization. But despite several forms of marijuana legislation currently under discussion, advocates aren’t sure of success.

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