Bill seeking to delay ballot initiatives dies in Senate

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill which would have delayed implementation of ballot initiatives never made it to a vote Thursday in the Senate, following criticisms from advocates and backers of the bid to legalize marijuana for medical use in Utah through such a measure this fall.However, those advocates for the Utah Medical Cannabis Act were alone among ballot initiative campaigns in raising their voices against the late-session legislation. They said that was because HB 471 would substantially im