Medical Marijuana Backers Making Another Pitch to Kentucky Lawmakers
Supporters of medical marijuana in Kentucky are once again taking their efforts to Frankfort. Advocates briefed lawmakers in the House Health & Welfare Committee Thursday on the medical benefits of...
View ArticleBluegrass Poll: Over Half of Kentuckians Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana
A new Bluegrass Poll shows a majority of Kentuckians are in favor of legalizing medical marijuana. According to the poll, 52 percent of those surveyed favor legalizing medical marijuana in the...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Bill Heads to Kentucky House
The movement to legalize medical marijuana in the state of Kentucky made another leap forward on Thursday. A House Health and Welfare Committee, packed to bursting with medical marijuana supporters,...
View ArticleLawmakers Hear Impassioned Testimony Over Legalizing Medical Marijuana
State lawmakers heard Wednesday another round of impassioned testimony over legalizing medical marijuana in the state. The legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Health & Welfare heard pleas from...
View ArticlePaul Backs Effort to Defend Those Using Medical Marijuana in States Where...
Kentucky Republican Rand Paul is teaming up with a Democratic colleague to defend states that have legalized medical marijuana. Paul and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker are sponsoring an amendment to a...
View ArticleKentucky Lawmakers Consider Ways to Help Veterans Suffering from PTSD,...
Kentucky lawmakers have been discussing the causes of post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans, and how sexual assault in the military plays a factor. Dr. Mary Sweeney was among a team of physicians...
View ArticleStumbo Backing Medical Marijuana Bill
Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo is sponsoring a bill that would make it legal for people to smoke marijuana in Kentucky for medical purposes. The measure would require doctors to be trained before...
View ArticleWithout Ballot Initiative, Medicinal Marijuana Has a Much Harder Path in...
In November, Ohioans will vote by public referendum whether to legalize marijuana in the state. But in Kentucky, where statewide ballot initiatives are not permitted, the path to legalization must run...
View ArticleLawmakers To Discuss Medical Marijuana Benefits, Drawbacks
Kentucky lawmakers on Friday will hear the “pros and cons” of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. It’s the first hearing in which representatives from both sides of the issue will present their...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Bill Finds An Audience In Frankfort
Advocates have renewed their push to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, arguing in favor of a bill that would regulate the drug during a legislative hearing late last week. The Kentucky Nurses...
View ArticlePot Vs. Pills: Can Marijuana Help Cure The Opiate Crisis?
As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the Ohio Valley with addiction and death, the search for safer methods of pain management has become increasingly urgent. Advocates for medical marijuana have...
View ArticleKentucky Lawmakers Are Skeptical Of Medical Marijuana Proposal
On Wednesday, Kentucky legislators listened to a presentation about the benefits of medical cannabis from Don Stacy, a cancer doctor and medical liaison for pro-legalization group Alliance for...
View ArticleKentucky Lawmaker Proposes Limited Medical Marijuana Bill
Some Kentucky lawmakers want the state to be the next to legalize medical marijuana, at least for end-of-life and hospice care. Sen. Morgan McGarvey, a Democrat from Louisville, said Kentucky shouldn’t...
View ArticleKentucky Judge Dismisses Challenge Of Medical Marijuana Ban
A Kentucky judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s ban on marijuana for medical purposes. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate recognized in a ruling Wednesday that marijuana has...
View ArticleDemocrats Propose Bill To Legalize Medical Cannabis In Kentucky
Kentuckians with certain medical conditions would be able to get a prescription for cannabis under a bill filed by two Democratic lawmakers and promoted by Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes....
View ArticleKentucky Lawmakers Begin Review of Medical Marijuana Bill
Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky made their case to a legislative panel Monday, touting it as a safe alternative to highly addictive opioid painkillers. The bill heard by the...
View ArticleKentucky Medical Marijuana Bill Runs Into Law Enforcement Opposition
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky ran into strong opposition from law enforcement officials Tuesday during another round of testimony before a legislative panel. For a second straight...
View ArticleTennessee Weighs One Argument For Medical Cannabis — Could It Cut Opioid Use?
Hear the radio version of this story. Melody Cashion rattles off the list of drugs she once needed just to function. Lyrica, Gabapentin, methadone, oxycodone,valium. There were more. But those were the...
View ArticleHenderson Hosting Event to Encourage Broader Support for Changing Marijuana Laws
Supporters of new marijuana laws in Kentucky are trying to get the word out about the positive effects they say cannabis can have on the state. They’re holding an event Tuesday night in Henderson...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Advocates Renew Push Ahead Of Next Legislative Session
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is making another push to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky ahead of next year’s legislative session, arguing that doing so would provide patients with an...
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