Kansas lawmakers met on Wednesday for the first of three scheduled meetings to discuss the path forward for medical marijuana legalization in the state.
Members of the Special Committee on Medical Marijuana, which a bicameral legislative panel formed in June, heard from state officials, law enforcement and an Oklahoma medical cannabis regulator as they work to craft a reform bill for the upcoming 2023 session.
There was discussion about issues such as THC potency, methods of consumption, tax and fee structures and more. A legislative staffer started the meeting by detailing and comparing two medical cannabis bills that have been filed in past sessions.
The chairman of the committee, Sen. Robert Olson (R), said that members would also be accepting feedback from interested parties that could be worked into the pending proposal over a several-week period between meetings when lawmakers will be “putting the bill together” to present to the full legislature.
The chairman describing the first meeting as a “big success,” with comprehensive testimony from officials that lawmakers will take into account and likely incorporate when they begin drafting the new bill.
He acknowledged that it will be a “very long process” to pass the eventual legislation,
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