The Latest: Governor hopeful pushes to legalize medical pot

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a Utah candidate for governor whose wife pleaded guilty to pot possession charges for using the drug to treat chronic pain (all times local):

Utah's Democratic candidate for governor says he supports legalizing medical marijuana to bring relief to people like his wife, who pleaded guilty to charges of pot possession in connection to the drug she uses to treat chronic pain.

The wife of Utah Democratic candidate for governor Mike Weinholtz has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor pot possession charges in a deal with prosecutors that allows her to avoid jail time.