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Melissa Etheridge has become a passionate advocate for medical marijuana. The Kansas native used it when she had breast cancer and in recent days loaned her famous voice to the campaign to legalize it in Missouri. Recreational pot is legal in California, where she lives. But the reality that...

Kansans for Hemp will host a talk on the benefits of the crop at the Americus City Park from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Kansans for Hemp is a group committed to the growth and support of the industrial hemp industry in Kansas. The hope is for Kansas to join 31 other states across the country by...

If you're looking to get high, don't walk into Jason Todack's Hemp Oil shop. "I've had 18-year-old kids walk in here and think it's going to get them high and and we explain what exactly it is and it's like oh they don't spend anything," Todack said. Todack sells cannabidiol, known as...

The state of cannabis in Kansas is currently clear. For either medical or recreational purposes, it is illegal. But for how long Kansas holds to its strict policy is yet to be seen. The Marijuana Policy Project reports that Kansas is one of two remaining states with no existing medical...

The owner of a Missouri hemp oil supplier said he's making a special product line for Kansas after police seized the supply of a retailer because it contained trace amounts of the high-inducing agent in marijuana. CBD American Shaman owner Vince Sanders said he hopes the move will appease law...

The House advanced a bill amended Tuesday to include prior approval of a new non-psychoactive medicine under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that mimics anti-seizure properties of a marijuana oil banned in Kansas but available in other states. An amendment offered by Rep. John...

An antiquated and unnecessary law is preventing the development of a cash crop that could help farmers in southwest Kansas who struggle to farm in the arid region that sees little water and an aquifer that is drying up. Hemp – a plant that got caught up in the effort to criminalize marijuana...

A hearing on the Cannabis Compassion and Care Act, a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Kansas, received a hearing by the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs on Feb. 20. The bill was introduced by Sen. David Haley (D-Kansas City), who said his bill was the latest in...

An antiquated and unnecessary law is preventing the development of a cash crop that could help farmers in southwest Kansas who struggle to farm in the arid region that sees little water and an aquifer that is drying up. Hemp – a plant that got caught up in the effort to criminalize marijuana...

Get over the past; let hemp be our next cash crop An antiquated and unnecessary law is preventing the development of a cash crop that could help farmers in Southwest Kansas who struggle to farm in the arid region that sees little water and an aquifer that is drying up. Hemp – a plant that...

An antiquated and unnecessary law is preventing the development of a cash crop that could help farmers in Southwest Kansas who struggle to farm in the arid region that sees little water and an aquifer that is drying up. Hemp — a plant that got caught up in the effort to criminalize marijuana in...

A Kansas bill would legalize medical marijuana for qualifying patients in the state. The bill introduced by Sen. David Haley (D-Kansas City), Senate Bill 155 (SB155) would legalize medical marijuana in pursuance of "the police power of the state to protect the health of its citizens that is...

A coalition from the agriculture industry known as Kansans for Hemp announces Rep. Willie Dove from Bonner Springs has introduced legislation HB 2182, The Kansas Agricultural Industry Growth Act, into the House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee. The Kansas Agricultural Industry...

Kansas City, Mo. – The Kansas City Council on Thursday voted to include a question about reducing pot possession fines on the April ballot. The decision received 12 affirmative votes and one dissenting vote from Mayor Sly James. Today's approval was procedural. The group gathering signatures...

Kansas City, MO - A Kansas City council committee passed a marijuana measure for the April ballot. Now, it's heading to the full council for approval. It would place a maximum fine of $25 for someone possessing 35 grams or less of marijuana. The measure would also eliminate the possibility of...

A Kansas lawmaker hopes legislation that would allow the medicinal use of hemp oil can make headway next legislative session. It would allow the use of hemp oil to treat certain conditions. The oil is made from hemp, a plant that's the same species as marijuana, but hemp oil doesn't cause a...

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a Garden City, Kansas, mother who lost custody of her son over her use of cannabis oil in an incident that drew national attention. In a brief four-page order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten dismissed the action, finding that...

A council committee next week plans to address whether Kansas City voters should decide on pot possession penalties. The pro cannabis group NORML has enough signatures for an April ballot measure, but there are lots of moving parts, officials say. As written, the proposition, if passed...

Kansas City, Mo. - Kansas City may soon vote on whether to decriminalize the act of possessing small amounts of marijuana. Supporters said they think they have enough signatures to put the issue to a vote. The move wouldn't legalize marijuana in Kansas City, but would reduce the city...

A group that seeks to decriminalize marijuana possession in Kansas City has submitted more than 4,000 petition signatures to the clerk's office, asking the City Council to adopt its proposal or put a measure on the April ballot. The measure says possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana...