Researching Medical Marijuana May Soon Get Easier

By WILL STONE Originally published on August 27, 2019 4:43 pm Researchers hoping to study marijuana for scientific and medical purposes are one step closer to expanding their limited supply of the plant. This week, the federal government announced it would begin processing dozens of pending applications for permission to cultivate the plant for scientific research. The U.S.…

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Sen. Julian Carroll prefiles legislation to allow sports wagering at racetracks, off-track betting facilities

Kentucky Senator Julian M. Carroll, D-Frankfort, has prefiled legislation establishing the framework to allow sports wagering at any horse racing track or off-track wagering facility. Bill Request 236 builds on two previously filed bills that were proposed over the last couple of legislative sessions by Senator Carroll. He introduced the bills in anticipation of the…

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Governor candidates Bevin and Beshear don’t agree on expanded gaming, marijuana legalization

By Tom Latek  Kentucky Today Expanded gaming, including legalizing casinos and sports wagering, is likely to come up again during the 2020 General Assembly, but how hard it will be pushed depends on who wins the Governor’s race this November. Sen. Julian Carroll, D-Frankfort, sponsored a bill during this year’s session to legalize sports wagering,…

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