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Salt Lake City - Utah state legislators began laying the groundwork Wednesday to make another run at legalizing medical marijuana for people with certain conditions. During a committee hearing, four Republican lawmakers presented outlines of measures they're planning to introduce at the next...

Salt Lake City - Utah state legislators began laying the groundwork Wednesday to make another run at legalizing medical marijuana for people with certain conditions. During a committee hearing, four Republican lawmakers presented outlines of measures they're planning to introduce at the next...

Salt Lake City - The only "medical marijuana" bill passed by Utah lawmakers in 2016 was a resolution urging the federal government to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule II drug, a change that would open the door to medical research. Had Congress authorized the Drug Enforcement Administration...

Salt Lake City - The only "medical marijuana" bill passed by Utah lawmakers in 2016 was a resolution urging the federal government to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule II drug, a change that would open the door to medical research. Had Congress authorized the Drug Enforcement Administration...

Salt Lake City - A Utah legislative committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss whether marijuana should be legal for people with certain medical conditions. The state has a limited medical marijuana law, but two proposals to expand it died at the state legislature this year. Medical...

Salt Lake City - A Utah legislative committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss whether marijuana should be legal for people with certain medical conditions. The state has a limited medical marijuana law, but two proposals to expand it died at the state legislature this year. Medical...

No, Utahns whose pain, nausea, seizures and debilitating stress could be relieved by the judicious use of marijuana or its by-products should not have to wait for a long and complicated scientific study before the state takes the humane step of allowing it. But, if putting the state's backing...

No, Utahns whose pain, nausea, seizures and debilitating stress could be relieved by the judicious use of marijuana or its by-products should not have to wait for a long and complicated scientific study before the state takes the humane step of allowing it. But, if putting the state's backing...

It's notoriously difficult to make a living at farming, especially in states like Utah, where a farm's productivity hinges on the severity of the latest water shortage. But some Utah farmers believe one plant could change that, if only they were allowed to grow it: cannabis. About two dozen...

As the battle over legalizing medical marijuana is far from over in Utah. Lawmakers, police agencies and advocates are working together right now on a bill that could pass the legislature next year. In the meantime, Utah families are packing up and finding refuge in other states. Not...

The Utah Democratic Party's nominee for governor stunned the state party convention by revealing that his wife is facing a criminal investigation for marijuana use. "In the last 72 hours, we learned that my wonderful wife of 20 years, Donna, is under investigation for possession of...

The legislative session may be over, but advocates of medical marijuana in Utah say the fight for legalization isn't. Two bills that would have allowed medical cannabis failed to make it through the legislature. Candy Wagoner, secretary of the group Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis...

For several years, Utah Sen. Mark Madsen has labored over a bill to legalize medical marijuana. The only major obstacle has been his religion. A survivor of an accidental opioid overdose, Madsen has become one of Utah's most outspoken advocates for medical cannabis legislation. Madesen would...

One summer day in 2007, Utah State Senator Mark Madsen (R-Saratoga Springs) was grilling chicken and corn on the cob in his yard with his family, when he was hit by what felt like the flu. As a chronic pain patient, Madsen, who sustained back and spine injuries from two car accidents and playing...

A proposal that would have made edible marijuana products legal in Utah for those with chronic pain died Monday - concluding a more than yearlong effort that was severely stunted after the Mormon church came out in opposition last month. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Eagle Mountain...

A proposal to legalize medical marijuana that's inching forward in the state Legislature has some Utahns with chronic pain and epilepsy rejoicing, while wary lawmakers say more research is needed to help the state better understand pot's potential – and its risks. Utah researchers, for their...

We were prepared to use this space to issue a call for state lawmakers to embrace compromise when discussing and voting on the topic of medical marijuana during the current 2016 legislative session. Then, we received a pleasant surprise Friday when the members of the Utah State Senate...

Several organizations in Utah would prefer neither medical marijuana bill gain approval by the state Legislature this year, but grudgingly support the more conservative of the two bills if one is to become law. Senate Bill 73, sponsored by Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, would allow...

Despite recent apposition from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to one of the medical marijuana bills before the Utah Legislature, Utahns still support legalizing the plant for medical purposes. According to a Utah Policy poll, 61 percent of Utans say they support moving toward...

While debate rages at the Utah Capitol over two competing medical marijuana bills, one lawmaker has come up with a resolution to encourage more research that all sides seem to agree on. Republican Senator Brian Shiozawa is an Emergency Physician in Salt Lake City. He's listened to the...