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Utah Cannabis Organizations

From the state regulator (UDOHHS Center for Medical Cannabis) to patient advocates (UPC), industry groups (Keep Utah Medical), and reform organizations (Libertas, NORML), here’s the full advocacy and oversight landscape for Utah cannabis.

Last verified: April 2026

State Regulators

Utah Center for Medical Cannabis (CMC)

The program administrator. Within the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

  • Address: Multi-Agency State Office Building, 195 N 1950 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
  • Phone: (801) 538-6504
  • Email: medicalcannabis@utah.gov
  • Web: medicalcannabis.utah.gov
  • Director: Richard “Rich” Oborn, MPA

Compassionate Use Board (CUB)

Petitions for non-listed conditions and minor cardholders.

  • Email: CUBPetition@utah.gov
  • Decisions: within 90 days of petition fee payment
  • Meetings: private and confidential

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF)

Regulates cultivation, processing, testing labs, and (since 2023) the pharmacies themselves.

  • Web: ag.utah.gov
  • State Chemist on cannabis: Brandon Forsyth

Patient Advocacy

Utah Patients Coalition (UPC)

The lead patient-advocacy organization. Originally drove Prop 2 with MPP and Libertas Institute help.

  • Web: utahpatients.org
  • Phone: (435) 932-0633
  • Email: info@utahpatients.org
  • Executive Director: Desiree Hennessy (mother of the late Estevan, who used cannabis for cerebral-palsy nerve pain)
  • Currently lobbying for: therapeutic psilocybin (SB 200) and continued medical cannabis improvements

TRUCE Utah (Status: Wound Down 2024)

Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education. Founded by brain-tumor patient Christine Stenquist. Was the dissenting voice that refused to back HB 3001. TRUCE has wound down in 2024–2025 after more than 12 years of advocacy. Stenquist now does cannabis policy consulting and hosts Plant Medicine, People, and Progress on KRCL. At closure: “I think I made a societal difference. Utah’s changing.” Patients seeking TRUCE-style advocacy should contact UPC or the Utah Cannabis Association.

Epilepsy Association of Utah

Frequent CUB recommendation partner. Original Prop 2 supporter; refused to back HB 3001 and was a co-plaintiff in the failed Anderson lawsuit.

Industry-Aligned Coalitions

Keep Utah Medical

Industry-aligned coalition led by Alex Iorg (co-founder of WholesomeCo). Commissioned 2024–2025 Noble Predictive Insights polls. Publicly opposed to recreational legalization, instead pushing for medical-program expansion. Iorg has explicitly stated Keep Utah Medical will not push a recreational initiative, fearing backlash damaging the medical program.

Reform Organizations

Libertas Institute

Libertarian fellow-traveler. President Connor Boyack. Continues drafting cannabis-friendly legislation (SB 170 in 2021, ongoing 2026 drafting).

Marijuana Policy Project — Utah

  • Web: mpp.org/states/utah
  • Continues to advise UPC and grade Utah politicians. Backed Rep. Grant Miller’s 2026 HB 253 decriminalization attempt.

NORML Utah

Utah Cannabis Association

Industry trade group representing Utah-based cannabis businesses.

Legal & Civil Rights

Utah State Bar — Lawyer Referral Service

ACLU of Utah

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