Legislation to legalize medical marijuana overwhelmingly clears House committee

By Tom Latek
Kentucky Today
Legislation to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky easily won passage in a House committee on Wednesday.
“We want to get this to as many sick people as we possibly can,” said Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, the main sponsor of the bill, which has undergone much fine-tuning before coming before the House Judiciary Committee.
“As part of that, 13.5 percent of the...