Sen. Orrin Hatch voices support for medical marijuana, introduces research bill

SALT LAKE CITY — Saying it's high time to address medical marijuana research, Sen. Orrin Hatch introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to better study cannabis as a safe and effective treatment."Our country has experimented with a variety of state solutions without properly delving into the weeds on the effectiveness, safety, dosing, administration and quality of medical marijuana," the Utah Republican said. "All the while, the federal government strains to enforce regulations that som