The Kentucky House is one step away from sending a medical marijuana legalization bill to the governor, with members of a committee advancing it to the floor on Thursday for a final vote that is expected by the end of the day.
The House Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee took up and passed the legislation from Sen. Stephen West (R) in a 18-2 vote—one day after it cleared the full chamber in a procedural second reading vote.
After the House votes again on Thursday, it will head to Gov. Andy Beshear (D), who strongly supports the reform and rallied citizens to pressure their state representatives to pass the bill this week.
Advocates have been optimistic about its prospects given that the House has advanced similar measures in past sessions, only to have them stall in the Senate. Things are different this year, however, now that the other body has taken the lead in advancing the issue.
“This has been a long time coming,” West, the legislation’s sponsor, told the House panel on Thursday, saying that there have been “hundreds and hundreds of changes on the bill” as lawmakers have considered the reform over several sessions.
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