While state legislators were working this month to outlaw synthetic forms of marijuana such as K2, a new House bill sprouted that proposes the real thing be made available in Kansas.

Gail Finney, a Wichita House Democrat who serves on the House Health and Human Services Committee, introduced bill 2610 this month. It calls for the legal use of marijuana for medical purposes.

While the bill closely resembles those of the 14 states that already allow the use of cannabis for medical reasons, Kansas likely has a long way to go before actually passing the bill.

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