The bill is restrictive and won't cut in until 2025, but it's a step in the right direction. The governor, Beshear (D) looks like he will sign it although the bill was sponsored by a Republican, Sen. Stephen West. (Are politicians finally realizing that cannabis is more popular than they are?) However, with the south and midwest, it's going to be lots of "baby steps" until get to reasonable laws on cannabis! Medical marijuana bill gains historic passage in the Kentucky Senate Medical marijuana bill gains historic passage in the Kentucky Senate Ryan C. Hermens/rhermens@herald-leader.com Austin Horn Thu, March 16, 2023 at 4:20 PM PDT In this article: Andy Beshear 63rd governor of Kentucky The Kentucky Senate crossed an historic threshold Thursday in voting to pass a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Senate Bill 47 coasted through that chamber in a 26-11 vote. The bill, which would legalize the substance with several restrictions, is sponsored by Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris. The measure had passed in the House in previous years, and it’s widely believed that the support to pass the bill is still there in that chamber. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has called for passage of a similar bill for years. Earlier this year, Beshear signed an executive order to allow Kentuckians to use medical marijuana that was legally purchased in other states. If Beshear signs Senate Bill 47, Kentucky will join more than half of all states in legalizing marijuana for medicinal use. Chief among the restrictions in Senate Bill 47 is that users are not allowed to smoke the substance. Further, it would not be accessible until 2025. “Qualifying medical conditions” under the bill include: Any type of cancer Chronic, severe, intractable, or debilitating pain Epilepsy or any other seizure disorder Multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, or spasticity Chronic nausea or cyclical vomiting syndrome Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) “This is one of those issues where you take out the ledger and you list the pros and cons. It’s a long list on both sides, but for me personally the pros outweigh the cons,” West said. (snipped) I know it's "old fashioned", but if/when this becomes law, it would be nice to write all three gentlemen and thank them! A little "sweet-talking" might even get them to loosen the law up a bit faster! Granny
they are using cyclic vomiting as a condition that qualifiers of medical cannabis can claim etc.... while most docs use the cannabis hypermesis syndrome as a condition that users of cannabis get from ingesting it ... ? some cases the doc cannot differentiate between cyclic vomiting syndrome or CHS. seeing it's a qualifying condition , it will be interesting to see the outcomes there and how doctrors handle that while one state over the docs are stuck on CHS only thinking . maybe these docs will then be able to say that it helps with CHS LOL ... what a world
Hopefully there are some drs that enjoys Cheech n Chong as much as the heads so they will just take the money and write.
It's better than nothing. Which is what I got in Indiana. Just my luck. I would have to move to an illegal state right when it becomes legal in my home state. God!!! I miss My Old Kentucky Home.