LOUISBURG, Kansas — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly reaffirmed her support for medical marijuana on Thursday but stopped short of endorsing recreational sales in Kansas, ahead of a key vote on legalization in Missouri.
Missouri voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to approve recreational marijuana in their state four years after approving a medical program. Colorado, which borders Kansas, has had recreational marijuana since 2014. In just a few months, two more bordering states could legalize recreational marijuana. In addition to Missouri, Oklahoma could also vote on recreational sales as early as November.
But Kelly, a Democrat who has supported medical marijuana for years, isn’t ready to go further just yet. Still, she left open the possibility of backing recreational sales in the future.
