Medical Cannabis

Shawn Blymiller, poses for a photograph in front of the Utah State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Blymiller, a 39-year-old father of two from suburban Salt Lake City, said he started magic mushroom therapy for treatment-resistant depression after becoming disillusioned with traditional anti-depressants. Lawmakers throughout the United States are weighing proposals to legalize psychedelic mushrooms for people.

Utah is part of a red state push to legalize magic mushrooms for therapy

Associated Press

Unlike the push to remove criminal penalties for drug use that saw success at the ballot box in Oregon and Colorado over the past few years, legalization efforts underway in red and blue states focus on allowing magic mushrooms to be consumed under supervision.

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, a woman using an electronic cigarette exhales in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Oregon regulators enacted a six-month ban Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, on the sale of flavored vape products in stores and online statewide amid an outbreak of illnesses that has sickened nearly 1,300 people nationwide and killed more than two dozen people, including two in Oregon. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which regulates the recreational marijuana market in the state, voted unanimously to approve the temporary sales ban. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Politics & Government

Utah is happily average when it comes to the price of medical marijuana

Saige Miller

The number one way Utahns use medicinal cannabis is through vape pens.

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KUER News

The latest Utah news for Thursday morning, March 24, 2022

Patient advocate Christine Stenquist says the state has come a long way on medical cannabis.

Health, Science & Environment

Here’s what changed for medical cannabis in Utah in the 2022 legislative session

Ivana Martinez

A range of bipartisan medical cannabis bills got the Legislature’s approval. Some created clearer protections for patients while others expanded access to the program.

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The latest Utah news for Tuesday morning, Mar. 8, 2022.

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KUER News

The latest Utah news for Tuesday evening, Feb. 22, 2022

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is temporarily changing tests for medical cannabis products. This story and more in the Friday morning news brief.

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KUER News

The latest Utah news for Wednesday morning, Feb. 9, 2022.

Health, Science & Environment

Utah Cannabinoid Product Board takes a stance on delta-8 THC

Ivana Martinez

After listening to patient advocates and researchers, the Utah Cannabinoid Product Board said they don’t support any therapeutic uses of analog cannabis products including delta-8.

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The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, Feb. 2, 2022

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PM News Brief: The health of the salt flats, expanded medical cannabis referrals & new foundation for the BLM

KUER News

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, Jan. 19, 2022.

A 2021 annual report found that accessibility has been a big issue for Utah patients.

Health, Science & Environment

Two years in, Utah’s cannabis program has accessibility issues

Ivana Martinez

It’s been about two years since the Utah Department of Health began issuing medical cannabis cards. Since then, the program has seen vast growth. But some patients say there are serious barriers to accessing the medicine.