Senate President Stivers, long the key obstacle for medical marijuana in KY, now sees ‘a narrow path’

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The most important legislative opponent of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky said Friday that there is a “narrow path forward” for it. Senate President Robert Stivers said that the day after a medical-cannabis bill was filed in his chamber. Senate Bill 107 has bipartisan sponsorship from 11 of the Senate’s…

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Kentucky House Passes Hemp Testing Bill

BY JOE RAGUSA | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky House passed a bill to create new standards for hemp testing and to establish standards for transporting hemp products. House Bill 236 requires farmers to keep the THC content, specifically delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, of their hemp below 0.3%. THC is the active chemical in marijuana and trace amounts can…

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