Legal Related Kentucky Governor Names Members to Medical Marijuana Committee by Sophia Vida June 15, 2022 Kentucky's governor Andy Beshear (D) announced this week that he has named members to a medical marijuana committee that will conduct public hearings on the issue and advise him on ways he can advance patient access while the legi...
Legal Related Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Clears Way for Marijuana Research Center to Open by Sophia Vida April 27, 2022 Kentucky governor Andy Beshear cleared the way this week for a cannabis research center to open. The governor is reviewing whether he has the executive authority to singlehandedly legalize medical marijuana in the state. Bes...
Legal Related Kentucky House Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Legislation Bill by Sophia Vida March 11, 2022 In a monumental move this week, Kentucky lawmakers have approved medical marijuana legalization in the key Kentucky House committee. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jason Nemes (R), cleared the House Judiciary Committee in a...
Legal Related Kentucky Lawmaker Pre-files Legislation to Decriminalize Cannabis by Sophia Vida November 29, 2021 Kentucky Rep. Nima Kulkarni (D-Louisville) has pre-filed bills that, if passed, would legalize and de-criminalize certain amounts of marijuana in the state. The lawmaker released details of the bill on Monday including that her...
Legal Related Kentucky Legislators Will Vote to Establish Cannabis Research Center by Sophia Vida March 14, 2020 Legislators in the state of Kentucky will be having a floor vote on whether to advance the study of medical marijuana use. The House Education Committee has approved House Bill 463, which would establish the Kentucky Center for...
Legal Related Kentucky House Finally Passes Medical Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida February 21, 2020 After ten years of failing to pass a medical marijuana bill, the state of Kentucky has finally succeeded in doing just that. It was on Thursday that Kentucky’s state House passed a measure that would legalize medical marijuan...
Legal Related Nearly All Kentuckians Support Medical Marijuana According to Poll by Sophia Vida February 06, 2020 According to a poll by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky whose results were released this week, a majority of Kentucky residents are in favor of medical marijuana. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which is funded by ...
Legal Related Marijuana Bill Under Review in the State of Kentucky by Sophia Vida March 06, 2018 A new bill was presented to a legislative panel on Monday in the state of Kentucky. Advocates of legalizing marijuana made their case to the House Judiciary Committee with a bill that would regulate the introduction of medical ...
Uncategorized Bill is Proposed to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Kentucky by Sophia Vida January 12, 2018 Kentucky may soon be allowing medicinal marijuana in the state as a bill was just proposed to legalize medical cannabis. A task force was assembled by Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes to introduce legislation on Thurs...
Legal Related Medical Marijuana May Soon Be Legal In Kentucky by Sophia Vida November 17, 2017 The Bluegrass State could be on its way to having medical marijuana be legal next year. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is in support of bringing medical cannabis to the state and has said she wants to legal...