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Originally published on May 6, 2021 3:38 pm TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas took its first major step toward legalizing medical marijuana Thursday when the conservative Republicans who dominate the state House passed a bill that tracks a national trend and bucks federal law. Kansas-style legalization would regulate everything from patient access to cannabis advertising. The historic floor debate stretched on for nearly five hours, laying bare divisions among Republicans. The bill passed 79-42 and heads to the Kansas Senate. Some lawmakers argued that legalizing medical marijuana fell in line wit...

Kansas House signs off on medical marijuana bill, giving supporters hope for next session Andrew Bahl, Topeka Capital-Journal © Andrew Bahl/The Capital-Journal Rep. Blake Carpenter, R-Derby, speaks in favor of legislation creating a medical marijuana program in Kansas Thursday at the Statehouse. The Kansas House approved legislation creating a medical marijuana program Thursday, a historic vote that followed over five hours of debate on the matter. The moment was cathartic for supporters of the bill, although they will almost certainly have to wait at least another year for...

Kansas House approves medical marijuana; Senate won't follow ANDY TSUBASA FIELD, Associated Press/Report for America May 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House voted for the first time Thursday to legalize medical marijuana in the state, but Republican leaders signaled the Senate wouldn't consider the bill in the final days of the legislative session. Before the House advanced the measure on a 79-42 vote, Senate President Ty Masterson’s spokesperson, Mike Pirner, told The Associated Press that a budget bill and school funding legislation have emerged as higher ...

LETTER: Legislative process To the editor: It is most important to respond to the letter published in the May 1 edition from Terry Rogers. Ms. Rogers spent considerable time outlining the Kansas legislative process and how to find legislative details, clearly to contrast the performance of Rep. Pat Proctor (R) and Sen. Jeff Pitman (D). This was to imply that there was no work completed, or effort offered, by Sen. Pittman to serve his constituents or Kansans. To really discover the truth, as Terry Rogers suggests, it is imperative that you understand that Republicans hold a majority in both th...

I submit this letter to address the subject of the legislative records of Kansas state Rep. Pat Proctor and Kansas state Sen. Jeff Pittman.