10 Years Later, Medical Cannabis is Here to Stay
A decade ago today, Libertas Institute kickstarted the effort in Utah to legalize cannabis for medicinal use. And it all began after watching CNN’s “Weed” documentary featuring Dr. Sanjay Gupta on August 11,...
SB 46: Protecting Employment for Medical Cannabis Cardholders
This bill will explicitly protect employees who are medical cannabis cardholders in the same way the state protects those with a controlled substance prescription.
Utah’s medical cannabis program is a success
This op-ed was originally published in the Salt Lake Tribune. Megan Keller, a Provo mom of four, used to suffer 30 seizures every single day. Her epilepsy made it impossible to work, drive or perform regular tasks independently....
HB 302: Allowing Hemp Research
This bill sets up a pilot program whereby Utahs can grow, process, and market industrial hemp.
HB 197: State Monopoly of Marijuana Production
This bill would set up a single monopoly to grow cannabis in the state for academic or medical research. It's five years too late.
HB 195: Medical Cannabis on One’s Death Bed
This bill purports to give Utahns who face imminent death some state-grown cannabis for medical use.