KY Today 11-28-18
Senate Republicans putting plan together for 2019 session November 28, 2018 Another topic that may be discussed is legalizing medical marijuana. Stivers says they passed the cannabidiol bill only after they received undeniable evidence of its benefit to those suffering from seizures. “People want to know is there therapeutic medicinal […]

Senate Republicans Plan 2019 Session

KY Chamber 12-4-18
Lawmakers and experts highlight topics expected to be tackled in 2019 session at Chamber conference December 4, 2018 In a panel on emerging competitiveness issues, legislators discussed the prospects for issues like additional tax reforms, medical marijuana, sports betting, and more to start the day. Medical marijuana is likely to be […]

Lawmakers Highlight Topics For 2019 Session

WLWT Nov. 20, 2018
Kentucky mother credits medical marijuana with helping her child battle disease 19-year-old Lyndi Lou Carnal hospitalized for long periods at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital by Todd Dykes (WLWT) – Nov 20, 2018   CINCINNATI — Before Crohn’s disease turned her world upside down, Lyndi Lou Carnal was a typical 14-year-old. The Justin […]

Kentucky mother credits medical marijuana with helping her child

K105 - Grayson Co
EMOTIONAL JUDGE-EXECUTIVE KEVIN HENDERSON SUPPORTS LOCAL FAMILY WITH BABY DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN DISORDER AS HE BACKS LEGALIZATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN KY; FISCAL COURT UNANIMOUSLY AGREES K105 – October 17, 2018 A group of citizens from Grayson County lobbied Grayson County Fiscal Court asking for support for a resolution that […]

Grayson County Fiscal Court Passes Resolution in Support

Spectrum News 10/17/2018
Spectrum News 10/17/2018 08:01 PM by Michon Lindstrom A medical marijuana bill will be filed soon. That’s according to bill sponsor Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville. He says he and co-sponsor Rep. Diane St. Onge, R-Fort Wright, have been meeting with interested parties throughout the state including the police commissioner and […]

Medical marijuana bill will be filed “real soon” – 10/17/18

POLITICO 10-6-18
Marijuana skeptics fear ‘de facto legalization’ in states By SAM SUTTON and CARLA MARINUCCI 10/06/2018 When Jason Nemes, a Republican legislator in deeply conservative Kentucky, proposed a bill allowing the sale of medicinal marijuana this year, he included strict conditions to prevent doctors from rampantly prescribing the drug. After all, […]

Marijuana skeptics fear ‘de facto legalization’ in states-10/6/18

By Joe Klare –Sep 29, 2018 The list of states that are holding out when it comes to passing decent medical cannabis legislation grows smaller every year. And every year, one of the states to remain on that list is Kentucky. To be fair, Kentucky is the home of one of the […]

The Frustrating Path to Medical Marijuana in Kentucky – 9/29/2018

Civilized-Sept 9, 2018
“This Is Not A Debate. This Is About People In Kentucky Who Are Hurting,” Says Lawmaker Fighting For Medical Marijuana By Calvin Hughes | Sep 9, 2018 The time for debating the merits of medical marijuana is over, according to Kentucky Rep. Jason Nemes (R), who wants to legalize medicinal cannabis […]

This Is Not A Debate. This Is About People In ...

WDRB-Louisville Family
Cassie Everett was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 11 years old.   Friday, September 7th 2018 by Lawrence Smith   FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville family urged lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana in emotional testimony Friday at the State Capitol.   Cassie Everett was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was […]

Louisville family urges lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana

Sept 26, 2018 KY4MM Monthly Meeting
Kentuckians For Medicinal Marijuana (KY4MM) will now be having monthly meetings on the last Wednesday of every month at The Plantory in Lexington from 7-8 pm. There has been much legislative progress recently. Join us as we discuss this, and other topics such as how you may support our goal […]

KY4MM Monthly Meeting – September 26th, 2018

Sen. Higdon - Nelson Co. Gazette
Higdon: Is marijuana enforcement a good use of state’s limited funding? ***Attention: Casey, Marion, Nelson, Spencer counties***   Senator Higdon believes the war on marijuana needs to change.  He needs his constituents to ask him to push for marijuana decriminalization. “I am concerned that the effort we exert to fight […]

Higdon: Is marijuana enforcement a good use of state’s limited…

WDRB Aug 24, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — State Rep. Jason Nemes of Louisville predicts medical marijuana will be legal in Kentucky within the next year. The Louisville Republican has co-sponsored a bill that he believes addresses most of the past concerns about medical marijuana… Click to read more at WDRB.com

Lawmaker Says Medical Marijuana Will Be Legal in Ky…