Tagged: wichita

August 25, 2014

Kansas Democrats Support Medical Marijuana

Supporters of medical marijuana have new momentum, now that Kansas Democrats announce they will support bills to legalize the drug for medical purposes next session.

The announcement was made Saturday night in Wichita during the Demofest convention.

On page 7 of the platform, it says “Kansas Democrats support the availability of marijuana for medical use and protection of patients from criminal arrest and prosecution.”

Some believe those words will change talks in Topeka next year.

“It was one of those moments when you finally realize this is going to happen,” said David Mulford, who supports medical marijuana. “It was all of us that made this happen.”

Mulford has been fighting to legalize medical marijuana in Kansas for years. He tells me marijuana oil is the only thing that helps ease his pain from hernias and muscle spasms.

August 21, 2014

Marijuana decriminalization supporters shift focus to spring ballot

Supporters of marijuana decriminalization are now setting their sights on the spring ballot.

The change comes after organizers received word from the Sedgwick County Election Office that it would not recount the petition they had submitted for the November ballot after several errors occurred in the initial count.

At first, the petitioners were 47 registered voters short of placing the petition on the November ballot. The office later found a page that had been stuck to the back of another, but the petition was still 36 signatures short.

In all, 2,928 signatures are needed to put the issue on the ballot.