WASHINGTON — Kaysville resident Christine Stenquist’s fight to legalize marijuana took her to the nation’s capitol this week to meet with Utah’s congressional delegation and drum up support for the CARERS Act that would reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule II drug.
Stenquist again teamed with Utah Sen. Mark Madsen to lobby for legislation that many view as vital to those struggling with chronic diseases that standard pharmaceuticals do little to relieve. During the most recent legislative session, Madsen unsuccessfully sponsored SB73 to legalize medical marijuana in Utah.
“Just since our (legislative) session ended, three more states got a medical marijuana program,” Stenquist said. That brings the total to 26, with an additional 16 enacting CBD-only legislation. “It”s moving and it’s moving quickly.”
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Utah Medical Marijuana Advocates Meet To Support CARERS Act
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