5 cannabis-related bills to be introduced this year, but none as sweeping as ballot initiative

SALT LAKE CITY — The ballot initiative campaign seeking to legalize the medical use of cannabis in Utah is expected to have enough signatures by early next month, and state legislators are pursuing their own bills affecting the commercial, research and patient access to the drug.
The Utah Patients Coalition campaign is expected to reach the required 113,000 threshold for the number of ballot signatures by early February, campaign director DJ Schanz said.
Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, and Sen. Eva