Commentary: Utah and feds must resolve cannabis banking issue

The push for legalized medical cannabis in Utah is entering a crucial new phase.Several recent polls indicate three-out-of-four Utah voters support legalized medical marijuana in some form. Stories of Utahns with chronic, painful conditions who might benefit from the use of medical cannabis have tugged at our heart strings. The opioid epidemic rightly compels us to consider alternative approaches to the management of pain, including cannabinoids, to the extent that such therapies prove effective