Kentucky Governor Appoints Marijuana Legalization Advisory Panel June 16, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday announced the members of the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee, a panel created to help him provide access to medical marijuana for patients with chronic pain and other serious medical conditions. Beshear made the… Read More→
Gov. Beshear names members of medical cannabis advisory committee June 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments Earlier this year, Governor Andy Beshear announced steps his administration would take toward medical marijuana legalization in Kentucky. On Tuesday, Beshear said he is still working with his legal team to see if legalization through executive order is possible. He… Read More→
Beshear predicts leeway for some action on medical cannabis May 5, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear sounded increasingly confident Thursday that he will have the leeway to take “at least some executive action” to make medical marijuana legally accessible in Kentucky. It was the governor’s strongest signal yet that… Read More→
Kentucky gov: New center won’t slow medical cannabis review April 29, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that a newly created cannabis research center won’t slow his review of whether he has the authority to singlehandedly legalize medical marijuana — a decision that's likely to come this summer. The governor said he sees… Read More→
Kansas Governor clears way for cannabis research center to open April 27, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments Gov. Andy Beshear cleared the way Tuesday for a cannabis research center to open as he reviews whether he has the executive authority to singlehandedly legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky. The governor revealed his action on a bill authorizing the… Read More→
Kentucky gov asks input, weighing action on medical cannabis April 22, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments Gov. Andy Beshear revealed plans Thursday for a review of medical marijuana, signaling he's considering whether to take matters into his own hands to legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky. The Democratic governor said he'll seek grassroots input as his legal… Read More→
Beshear: Ready to explore action on medical marijuana issue April 7, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — If a bill legalizing medical marijuana doesn’t reach his desk, Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s ready to consider taking action himself to give some ailing Kentuckians access to medicinal cannabis. The Democratic governor’s comments Thursday reflected… Read More→
Ky. House passes medical marijuana bill March 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Two pieces of legislation getting a lot of attention in Frankfort are one step closer to going to Governor Beshear’s desk. A bill legalizing medicinal marijuana and another banning transgender girls from playing female school sports… Read More→
Kentucky medical marijuana legalization bill takes big step, passes out of committee 15-1 March 10, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments 2022 could be the year Kentucky legalizes medical marijuana if House Bill 136 continues its path through the legislature with solid Republican support. The bill would legalize some forms of marijuana for medicinal uses in Kentucky, and passed the House… Read More→
Kentucky Democrats move to legalize, tax marijuana, but bipartisan support is a long shot February 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments Democratic state legislators filed bills Thursday to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana sales in Kentucky — one of just 13 states with a total prohibition on both medical and recreational cannabis. The identical bills filed in the House and Senate — sponsored by Rep.… Read More→
Could 2022 be the year Kentucky legalizes medical marijuana? January 5, 2022 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments The Kentucky General Assembly convened for the first day of the 2022 legislative session Tuesday and legalizing medical marijuana in the Commonwealth is one issue that will likely be up for debate. Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, said he remains open to… Read More→
Kentucky Medical Marijuana Advocates ‘Highly Disappointed’ as Momentum Stalls April 11, 2021 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments One year after the state House approved a bill to legalize medical marijuana, the furthest such legislation has ever progressed in Kentucky, the years-long effort to give Kentuckians and their doctors access to cannabis took a step back in 2021.… Read More→
Medical marijuana proposals eyed in Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina January 10, 2021 AggregatedNews Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina 0 Comments State legislators in Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina have filed or pre-filed bills establishing such medical marijuana programs, according to a Reckon South report. These states would join Mississippi, the latest state to adopt a medical cannabis program, making it the 35th state to legalize medical cannabis. In… Read More→
Kentucky Hemp Industry In “Holding Pattern” After Recent Turbulence June 9, 2020 AggregatedNews Hemp Industry News, Kentucky 0 Comments Kentucky agriculture leaders and economists say the state’s turbulent hemp industry is still trying to find stability this year after uncertain federal regulation and overproduction led to a tanked market for the crop and subsequent bankruptcies. Kentucky Department of Agriculture… Read More→
Medical marijuana in Kentucky? Senate leader not sure if he’ll allow a hearing or a vote March 4, 2020 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky that passed the state House by a wide margin two weeks ago was finally assigned to a Senate committee on Monday, though its chairman is not sure if the legislation will receive a hearing… Read More→