Kentucky Senate Stalls on House-Approved Medical Cannabis Bill
The governor of Kentucky indicated he would consider taking executive action to pass medical marijuana legislation in the state should lawmakers continue to stall on [...]
Kentucky Medical Marijuana Legalization Heads to Senate After Passing in House
Kentucky’s House of Representatives voted 59 to 34 to legalize medical cannabis in the state. The House-approved medical cannabis bill – HB 136 – is [...]
Kentucky Democrats Unveil Bills to Legalize Cannabis
Kentucky Democrats introduced comprehensive legislation to legalize recreational cannabis sales, create a medical marijuana program and expunge past convictions for marijuana-related convictions. Senate Minority Floor [...]
Kentucky Lawmaker Files Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Following the governor of Kentucky’s call to legalize medical marijuana at his State of the Commonwealth address, a House lawmaker introduced a bill that would [...]
Marijuana Legalization Bills Being Shelved Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
What started as a promising year for the marijuana reform movement across the US has been set off-course by the COVID-19 pandemic. Cannabis legalization bills [...]
Kentucky House Votes To Approve Medical Cannabis Legalization Bill
The Kentucky House voted in favor of a bill to legalize medical cannabis. The bill, the first piece of cannabis legislation either Kentucky chamber has [...]
Majority Of Kentuckians Believe Marijuana Should Be Legal For Any Purpose
Almost 60 percent of Kentuckians believe marijuana use should be legal “under any circumstances,” while 90 percent are in favor of medical marijuana legalization, according [...]
Kentucky Lawmakers Advance Medical Marijuana Bill
Kentucky is on the way to become the 34th state to approve medical marijuana. The bill allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis for the treatment of [...]
Kentucky Senator Backs Medical Marijuana After Experiencing Benefits First-Hand
This January, a bipartisan group of sponsors introduced House Bill 136, which would “implement and regulate” a “medicinal marijuana program in Kentucky.” Medical legalization also [...]
Marijuana Legalization Bills Already In Motion In Five Red States
When political candidates propose new platform ideas and win, other politicians notice, and in the wake of Democratic victories in 2018 by candidates backing marijuana [...]