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At a sometimes tense meeting on medical marijuana, Speaker Hughes says participants in cannabis agreement have ‘put their names on the line’

Several architects of the drafted Utah Medical Cannabis Act on Monday evening addressed questions about the proposal and whether it will emerge intact from a Utah legislative session.

About 50 people gathered inside an Orem office building for the informal — but, at times, tense — discussion on the future of medical cannabis in Utah. House Speaker Greg Hughes opened the meeting by assuring those in the room that those who helped craft the proposed cannabis bill are acting in good faith.

“What assurances do patients have that this isn’t going to get butchered down the line?