Gov. Andy Beshear says he will sign a bill legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky on Friday.
The Kentucky House gave final passage to the measure Thursday — the 30th and final day of the General Assembly — on a 66-33 vote.
It had already passed the Senate on a 26-11 vote two weeks earlier.
“Today the General Assembly finally took action and passed a bill to legalize medical cannabis – something the majority of Kentuckians support,” Beshear, a Democrat seeking re-election this year, tweeted shortly after Senate Bill 47’s passage. “I am thankful this progress has been made, and I will proudly sign this bill into law tomorrow.”
Beshear has been a vocal advocate for the legalization of medical marijuana since early in his term and has previously called out the GOP-dominated legislature for its “failure to act” on the measure.
Several Republican lawmakers expressed concerns this bill would expose children to marijuana and set Kentucky down a path toward recreational legalization.
But many others in the GOP did vote for the bill, and its strongest advocate in the House, Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, has been pushing for this legislation for years.
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