Why Medical Marijuana Research Is Gaining Support From the GOP

There’s currently a lot of roadblocks to researching medical marijuana – and a growing number of people in Congress want that to change.

Some Utah residents are working overtime to get medical marijuana on the state’s ballot next year.

They seem to have just gotten a surprising new Republican ally in their effort – Senator Orrin Hatch.

The state’s senior senator – an octogenarian who is third in line for the presidency – publicly broke ranks with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, GOP leaders and many of his Mormon constituents when he endorsed medicinal marijuana last week.

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