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A Kansas Twist — Digging into State Medical Marijuana Laws (November 5, 2021)

By Katie O’Brien, ,Tatiana Y. Lin, M.A. | POLICY & RESEARCH | November 05, 2021

In 2021, the Kansas House passed House Substitute for Senate Bill (SB) 158, which would create the Kansas Medical Marijuana Regulation Act and the Kansas Medical Marijuana Regulation Program. While the Senate did not work the bill in 2021, it remains alive for consideration during the 2022 session, along with a similar bill, SB 315. This edition of A Kansas Twist discusses elements of the Kansas bills in the context of medical marijuana laws in other states.

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