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Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch wants feds to allow medical marijuana research, saying drug can ‘change people’s lives for the better’

Lawmaker sprinkles speech with puns and quips about it being ‘high time’ to take action without getting lost in ‘the weeds.’<br>

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2015 file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah' in Salt Lake City. Hatch is backing a Supreme Court challenge to one of the keystones of President Barack Obama's health care law. Now, he says he's preparing a plan to help people who might be hurt if his side wins the case. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next week in a case by conservatives and Republicans that says many subsidies the law provides for millions of people are unconstitutional. They argue that the law only allows such subsidies for the 13 states that set up their own marketplaces to sell health insurance, not the 37 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov website. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2015 file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah' in Salt Lake City. Hatch is backing a Supreme Court challenge to one of the keystones of President Barack Obama's health care law. Now, he says he's preparing a plan to help people who might be hurt if his side wins the case. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next week in a case by conservatives and Republicans that says many subsidies the law provides for millions of people are unconstitutional. They argue that the law only allows such subsidies for the 13 states that set up their own marketplaces to sell health insurance, not the 37 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov website. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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