Kentucky Gov. Beshear: ‘The Jury Is No Longer Out,’ Kentuckians Want Medical Cannabis
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) hailed the outcome of Tuesday’s election as a decisive statement on medical cannabis reform. In an election process that had bipartisan and widespread support, voters in over 100 cities and counties across the state approved local measures to permit medical marijuana businesses in their towns and jurisdictions.
Beshear, who signed a medical marijuana legalization bill into law last year, declared that the results confirm what many already believed: Kentuckians support cannabis reform.
“This signals what we have known for a long time, which is that the jury is no longer out on medical cannabis,” Beshear said in his weekly new conference Thursday. “Kentuckians want their families, friends and neighbors who have serious medical conditions – like cancer, multiple sclerosis or PTSD – to have safe and affordable access. We are keeping our promise to …