Comments on Medical Marijuana Bill
Clip: Season 1 Episode 195 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Comments on the medical marijuana bill moving forward in the Kentucky General Assembly.
Comments on the medical marijuana bill moving forward in the Kentucky General Assembly.
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Comments on Medical Marijuana Bill
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipA medical marijuana bill is now moving forward in the Kentucky General Assembly.
Senate Bill 47 was introduced in January.
It was assigned to a committee yesterday.
If passed, it would give Kentuckians access to medical marijuana if their doctors think they would benefit from it.
Monday night on Kentucky.
Tonight, we heard from Senator DeMint's chair, a Republican from Georgetown and the Senate majority floor leader.
He's a long time opponent of legalizing medical marijuana.
But he seemed more receptive to Senate Bill 47.
Yes.
And there is an effort right now to see if we can develop a narrowly tailored medical marijuana bill that would involve non combustibles prescribed by a doctor for a limited number of afflictions.
And I'm keeping an open mind on that.
Governor Andy Beshear was also asked today about Senate Bill 47.
Here's what he said.
I'll support any medical marijuana bill.
We need to move forward.
I'm not going to require that it be perfect.
This is not about me and my evaluation of a bill.
It's about the individuals that need help.
It's about our veterans suffering from PTSD.
It's about people with children that have epileptic seizure after epileptic seizure after epileptic seizure.
It's about people that don't want to be taking opioids.
That's why I filed the executive order.
And I would welcome legislation, even if imperfect, to help move this forward.
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