SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Medical-marijuana supporters in Utah are pushing back in court against opponents trying to block them from the ballot by citing federal drug law. The Utah Patients Coalition said in court documents Monday they’ve put substantial time and money into the complicated process of gathering enough […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Medical marijuana opponents in Utah are filing an emergency motion asking a judge to block the proposal from the ballot, arguing it would break federal law. The lawsuit filed Thursday is the latest in a fierce fight over the issue in conservative Utah. The measure […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is doubling down its opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement and a seven-page legal memorandum Friday outlining the “serious adverse consequences” that could follow if the measure were approved. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Opponents of Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative say supporters tried to buy off canvassers asking people to withdraw support for the proposal. Organizers with Drug Safe Utah filed a complaint with the lieutenant governor’s office Tuesday alleging that the campaign manager of pro-medical marijuana group […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A ballot initiative that would create a new system for drawing Utah’s state legislative and congressional districts has met the threshold to be placed before voters in November. An updated count of verified signatures posted Thursday by the state’s lieutenant governor’s office shows that the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah elections data shows backers of Medicaid expansion there have gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot. Organizer RyLee Curtis said Friday her group is going to the voters after years of unsuccessfully pushing state lawmakers to cover thousands of the state’s poor. Similar […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of conservative Republicans has hired a firm to persuade Utah voters to remove their names from a ballot initiative petition that would cement Utah’s candidate nominating system. Fundraising disclosure forms show Keep My Voice spent $174,000 on the effort. Backer Dave Bateman tells the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he will oppose ballot initiatives allowing medical marijuana and expanding Medicaid in his state, but is okay with two other potential measures in November. Herbert said Thursday during his monthly televised news conference on KUED-TV that the medical marijuana measure […]
