Kansas lawmakers are moving ahead with a plan to legalize “medical” marijuana. But Republican leaders have no interest in pursuing recreational marijuana even as Colorado and Missouri laws change. The Kansas News Service reports that a Medical Marijuana Committee in the Kansas Statehouse met this week for the first time since Missouri voters passed recreational marijuana through a ballot initiative.
Senator Rob Olson, the Republican Chair of the committee, says cannabis for medical purposes is all that’s possible right now. Recreational marijuana is still too divisive. Olson says it has no chance of passing and the committee is just trying to do what they believe the people want. He adds though, many people may want it recreational, the odds of getting it passed are slim to none. Olson says there are still dozens of questions to work out with proposed medical marijuana legislation, including issues like tax revenue and concerns from law enforcement.
