medical marijuana

Kansas is one of the few states that doesn't offer legal access to marijuana, and one of just nine states that hasn't expanded Medicaid. Kansas seniors will be lobbying lawmakers for both.

The panel approved a bill to lower marijuana penalties, but struggled with a provision to approve medical hemp oil.

The group's leaders say they have a better chance this year because of several sympathetic lawmakers who have promised to support the measure.

Here's a summary of today's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News Team.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

Garden City woman faces possibility of long prison sentence for using cannabis oil to treat her Crohn's disease.

A Garden City woman whose home was searched because her son defended her use of medical marijuana during a drug and alcohol presentation at school is free on bond, after surrendering to Finney County law enforcement officials Monday afternoon.

Supporters claim the bill is narrow enough that conservative Republicans can vote for it but some are still skeptical.

Regional Headlines from the Associated Press

The medical marijuana measure is limited to medicines with low THC content for a small number of patients who suffer from certain seizure disorders.