Topeka ? A medical marijuana bill hasn’t gone far in the Kansas Legislature.

Rep. Gail Finney, a Wichita Democrat, introduced the measure, which would legalize marijuana use for registered patients served by designated care centers. An 11-member state commission would oversee the operation.

Advocates say pot reduces pain, moderates nausea and increases appetite among people suffering from cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and other maladies.

But The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the measure has been a tough sell among Kansas legislators.

House Speaker Mike O’Neal, the Hutchinson Republican who controls flow of legislation in the House, said he would not be using his influence to advance Finney’s bill. And the chair of the House’s health committee, Rep. Brenda Landwehr, a Wichita Republican, hasn’t scheduled a hearing on the bill this session.