(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) District Attorney Sim Gill holds a press conference at the State Capitol to announce a new patient initiative supporting medical cannabis as patients relay their difficult stories. Medical cannabis patients, each representing a different condition covered under Senator Madsen's bill, openly admit having violated Utah's marijuana laws out of medical necessity. District Attorney Sim Gill is advocating in support of changing policy to ensure that patients are not treated as criminals.
Bethany began covering state government at The Tribune right in time for the 2018 election. She's a proud Maryland Terrapin and worked at newspapers in the D.C. area and in Orlando, Florida, before coming to Utah. Her aspiration is to one day keep an orchid alive for more than a month.