Cannabis advocates and stakeholders in Kentucky did not get a happy ending when the legislative session ended leaving the state among the 13 states where marijuana remains completely illegal.
However, the sentiment around marijuana legalization in the Bluegrass State might be changing as Governor Andy Beshear (D) recently cleared the way for a cannabis research center to open. The governor approved a bill for it and used his line-item veto to expand the center's work and enable more freedom in choosing an oversight board.
