Latter-day Saint Life

Church Leaders Want Utah Legislature to Legalize Medical Marijuana by Year's End

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"There is urgency," said Elder Jack N. Gerard of the Seventy said about legalizing medical marijuana. "This isn't 'let's wait till next year to have a conversation.' It needs to be dealt with soon. There's an urgency to accomplish this. . . . With this coalition, we're calling on public officials to act and act promptly."

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints want the Utah Legislature to legalize medical marijuana in a special session by the end of 2018.

"We'd like to see it done this year, in a special session this year," said Marty Stephens, the church's director of community and governmental relations. "We'd like to see these people that have needs — truly medical needs — we'd like to see them be able to get access to these medications in an appropriate, safe manner."

Lead image from Deseret News

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