Sen. David Haley, D-Kansas City, and Rep. Gail Finney, D-Wichita, submitted bills in 2016 supporting the use of cannabis for treatment of medical disorders, but they died in committee.
This year, Haley planned to introduce two bills: one would allow for medicinal use of marijuana and the other would legalize recreational use.
The medical use bill would be similar to Colorado’s, making cannabis available through script, or through written recommendation; doctors cannot prescribe cannabis because it is illegal on the federal level. Legalization would allow for recreational use.
