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TOPEKA (AP) -- A Kansas legislator has introduced a bill that would legalize marijuana use with a doctor's prescription.

The bill from Rep. Gail Finney, a Wichita Democrat, would set up state-registered "compassionate care centers" where people with prescriptions could buy marijuana. The bill also would require that the centers use only Kansas-grown marijuana.

Supporters of medical marijuana says it helps ease pain from chronic diseases.

But some state lawmakers were unconvinced.

Rep. Scoot Schwab, a Republican from Olathe, says the bill is simply a way to legalize marijuana. He says he doesn't not believe the drug helps with pain management.

A legislative hearing for Finney's bill hasn't been scheduled.