SALT LAKE CITY — The president of the Utah state Senate says a bill allowing the medical use of edible pot products may not be dead on arrival just because the Mormon church opposes it.
Sen. Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, told reporters Monday that he has concerns about the plan but can’t predict how the full Senate will vote on the measure later this week or early next week.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday that it worries the measure would have unintended consequences.
The church’s opposition could be a serious blow to the plan. A majority of Utah lawmakers are members of the faith.
Niederhauser says there may be enough support for a more restrictive plan allowing people with certain conditions to use a marijuana-infused oil.
He also says lawmakers may have too many concerns to pass either plan.
