TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A bill that would ease marijuana laws in Kansas has stalled in the state Senate and will likely not be considered further this year after its unexpected approval by the House.
The bill would decrease penalties for marijuana possession, order a state study of industrial hemp and allow limited production and sale of hemp oil to treat seizures. It represents the most serious push to liberalize Kansas’ marijuana policies in decades, but Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce said that it has “a lot of moving parts” and the chamber likely would not be able to approve it without careful consideration.
