Commentary: Latter-day Saint leaders oppose a medical marijuana initiative. Will it turn the tide for voters in Utah?

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jack Gerard of the LDS Church, right, with Craig Christensen, speaks about the church's opposition to Utah's medical marijuana initiative after a news conference in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.

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