SB73: The Utah Medical Cannabis Act
This bill passed the Senate on a 17-12 vote but failed in a House committee on a 4-8 vote. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Senator Mark Madsen has sponsored legislation that would allow patients suffering from a few...
SB119: Requiring a Warrant to Access Drug Use Information
This bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House 55-17. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. In 2013, some employees of the Unified Fire Authority...
SB82: Restricting Police Officers Using Forcible Entry into Homes
This bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House 67-3. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. Last year, Libertas Institute proposed model legislation to...
HB94: The Right to Try Life-Saving Treatments
This bill passed the House 72-1 and passed the Senate unanimously. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. No politician or bureaucrat should stand between doctor and...
80 Years Ago, Prohibition Died. Or Did It?
On December 5, 2013, the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was repealed, terminating the federal prohibition on “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” A failed 13-year experiment on...
Liberty, Not Legislated Morality, Leads to Human Excellence
“The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be” (Lao-Tzu). “The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government” (Tacitus). In a recent article published by the Sutherland Institute on the...