Cannabis remains fully illegal in Kansas, a Schedule I substance, Kansas City Magazine reported in May 2024. Antonio Wyatt, stopped on I-70 in 2017 with about eight pounds, received 142 months and was still in prison; the Prisoner Review Board denied clemency in late 2023.
The article says intent to distribute can be a level 4 felony with a 5.5-year mandatory term, reportedly even near 25 grams. It also says SB 366 (2022) expungement is slow and not cannabis-specific.
Why it matters: Eight pounds is above the small-scale cases we usually lead with. The article is included for what it says about how severe Kansas law is for much smaller amounts.
Source: Kansas City Magazine, 2024-05-22. Forgotten Prisoner's account is based on this reporting.
Editor's disclosure: the source article also profiles Forgotten Prisoner's founder, Donte West, whose own Kansas convictions were later vacated. Forgotten Prisoner's account here is limited to the law and to Mr. Wyatt's case.