A new poll found Kansas resident are in favor of adult-use marijuana legalization by a margin of three to one. The latest findings of the annual Kansas Speaks survey, carried out by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays University, puts support for the measure in Kansas at [...]
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly maintains that passing medical marijuana legislation could still happen this session even though the legislature is currently indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Kelly outlined the possibility in an interview with local news station KSNT when asked about the status of the 2020 legislative [...]
In a surprise move, Kansas lawmakers voted 7-4 against a bill that would have made low-level cannabis possession a misdemeanor irrespective of the number of times an individual had been convicted of such an offense. Kansas law currently considers a third conviction for low-level marijuana possession a felony offense punishable [...]
The governor of Kansas said she would “probably” sign off on an adult-use marijuana legalization bill if it came her way. As part of two TV interviews outlining her legislative priorities for 2020, Gov. Laura Kelly (D) made clear that her personal focus is on passing medical marijuana legislation, but [...]
A majority of residents in Kansas are in favor of legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana for adults, according to a new poll. More than 63 percent of respondents to the poll said they either “strongly support” or “somewhat support” the state introducing a taxable retail sales market for cannabis, while [...]
Although it may seem hard to believe, the statutory penalties for possession of marijuana went down in Kansas effective July 1, 2016. It is still illegal and can still put you in jail for a substantial period of time, but it is a step in the right direction. Section 1 [...]
A Kansas couple whose home was searched by heavily armed police over discarded tea leaves will not be allowed to pursue a civil rights lawsuit, a judge ruled in December. Robert and Adlynn Harte are both former CIA agents and have two children, who were 7 and 13 years old [...]
A Kansas mom lost her 11-year-old child and now faces 30 years in prison, all for using medical marijuana that would be legal almost anywhere else in America. Officials with Kansas Child Protective Services took Shona Banda's son in March after learning that she uses medical cannabis to treat severe [...]
An effort to decriminalize weed in one of America’s most conservative cities isn’t quite dead yet, but backers face an uphill struggle to get their proposal on the ballot in the fall. Groups that support marijuana reform in Wichita, Kansas, gathered at a meeting where the Wichita City Council voted [...]
An effort to decriminalize weed in one of the most conservative parts of the country will likely get onto the November ballot, surprising local observers who didn’t think many voters would support it. “I am surprised to hear that they were able to get enough signatures,” said Tom Stanton, deputy [...]
