Members of the House Committee on Health and Human Services failed to consider House Bill 2691, the Kansas Safe Access Act, this legislative session.
The legislation sought to provide for the legal use of cannabis for medical conditions. The measure would have registered compassion centers, authorized the issuance of identification cards, and established a compassion board. The program would have been overseen by the Department of Health and Environment.
Congress and the President have re-approved spending legislation containing a provision stating, “None of the funds made available in this act to the Department of Justice may be used … to prevent … states … from implementing their own state laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.” The Kansas Safe Access Act is written to comport with this provision.
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted statewide provisions allowing patients access to cannabis therapy. Kansas patients deserve these same protections.
NORML would like to thank those of you who contacted your state elected officials in support of this legislation.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
