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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014
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see a scenario in which the state finds itself in a position similar to Colorado.
Bart Allen runs a small business out of Salina that shuttles customers from the town to Denver to legally purchase medicinal marijuana. He primarily drives customers who are more than 50 years old and suffering from various
illnesses and pain.
Allen, who lives in Salina and grew up in Overland Park, said the mindset of most people in the state doesn't lend itself to making the drug legal.
"It's just really backwards here," Allen said. "I mean, one of the ladies in the newspaper has compared what I do to Al Capone. It sounds silly, but I tell everyone there's more than
a tank of gas and 400 miles between Salina and Denver, it's a whole other mindset. The difference in mindset between Salina and Denver is so big, you might as well be in Europe."
Because of the unlikelihood of passing legalization legislation in Kansas, Allen said the state is largely ignored by national proponents and marijuana movements that
see it as a potential waste of resources.
"I think Kansas, quite frankly, has been abandoned by the marijuana movement" he said. "There's so many other frontiers, New York and other places that are more relevant and have a lot more people. It seems to be kind of hands-off on Kansas, and I understand why. If you only have so much money, why would you spend
it out here?"
Brandon Kuzara, a recent University graduate from Colorado Springs, Colo., voted against the legalization of marijuana in Colorado when it came up on the ballot in 2012. He said the prospect of legalizing an illicit substance made him uncomfortable, as the future consequences could end up more harmful than people realize.
"My biggest opposition is that legalization would seem to lead to greater accessibility to drugs," Kuzara said. "If we keep passing laws like this, it could become easier to make more harmful drugs legal, and it opens up more opportunities for abuse of drugs. It's a slippery slope."
Edited by Jamie Koziol