With a little over a week remaining in the current Utah Legislative session, there was plenty of activity Wednesday on Capitol Hill
The Senate approved a pair of bills that tweak Utah’s medical cannabis laws. The bills expand the state’s programs, but some changes were made. One bill removes a provision that would have allowed child patients to access doses on school grounds. Another requires all CBD or hemp products to explicitly state on the label that they are not medical cannabis, but also allows terminal patients to quickly access it. Both bills will now go to the House.
The bill strips the city of its voting power on the port authority board. But the city gets a cut of tax income from the massive project, which is a huge point of contention. "Overall, it’s a great win for us because it gives us legal certainty through a contract that’s yet to be negotiated over the next eight months. Twenty-five years of environmental certainty and investment in our west side communities," said Mendenhall.
Environmental groups are still fighting the bill which does not stop Salt Lake City’s overall lawsuit over the inland port. The port is still pending before the state supreme court and now goes to the full House for a vote.A resolution expressing support for Salt Lake City hosting a future Olympics is getting a gold-medal endorsement. A Senate committee voted unanimously in favor of Sen. Derek Kitchen’s resolution whichsays Salt Lake City is ready, willing and able to host a future winter games.
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