Kentucky Governor Appoints Marijuana Legalization Advisory Panel

Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday announced the members of the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee, a panel created to help him provide access to medical marijuana for patients with chronic pain and other serious medical conditions.

Beshear made the appointments to the advisory committee via an executive order signed on June 14, naming 17 initial members “who have relevant experience in health care, treatment of opioid use disorder and other diseases of addiction, law enforcement, criminal justice and advocacy for medical cannabis,” according to a statement from the governor’s office. Members of the panel will soon travel throughout the state seeking input rom residents on their views about medical cannabis and then report their findings to the governor.

“Polling suggests 90% of Kentucky adults support legalizing medical cannabis, while at the same time, far too many in our state who could benefit from it are suffering. It is simply time that something more is done,” said Beshear. “I want to make sure every voice is heard as I am weighing executive action that could provide access to medical cannabis in the commonwealth.”