TOPEKA, KAN. - Kansas Democratic Rep. John Wilson never thought he'd take up marijuana as a legislative cause, but the struggles of a family in his district to get medical hemp preparations to treat their son's seizures changed his mind.
Wilson, of Lawrence, is pushing for a House measure that would allow medical hemp to treat seizures.
Another pending bill would reduce the penalties for first- and second-time marijuana possession.
House-Senate conference committees will continue working on the bills when the Legislature returns April 27 to finish its work for the year.
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Melissa Hellmann ~ Associated Press via The Belleville News-Democrat ~
