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Utah’s governor to call special session on ‘compromise’ medical marijuana, despite public vote on Prop. 2

SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Gary Herbert announced he will call the Utah State Legislature into special session to pass a “compromise” bill on medical marijuana.

Supporters and opponents of Proposition 2 stood side-by-side to endorse the bill, which will be run through the legislature regardless of how the public votes on the citizen referendum.

Gov. Gary Herbert speaks at a news conference announcing the compromise medical marijuana bill.

“Under this plan, marijuana will be distributed to patients by well-trained, physicians and pharmacists who are qualified to do that very thing,” Gov. Herbert said Thursday.

The bill was the product of weeks of closed-door talks between groups ranging from the Utah Medical Association and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (who oppose Prop. 2) to the libertarian-leaning think tank Libertas Institute and Utah Patients Coalition, Prop. 2’s sponsor.

“There’s common ground in terms of making sure patients in need have, at least on the state side, a legal way to access medical marijuana while protecting against recreational use and not undermining public safety,” House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper, told FOX 13. [Read More @ Fox News]

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