Kentucky’s governor is calling on lawmakers to let more patients legally access medical marijuana, and he’s announcing that cannabis gummies are now available for purchase in the state’s licensed dispensaries.
Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said at a briefing on Thursday that his administration sent a letter urging legislative leadership to pass a bill adding ALS, Parkinson’s disease, Crohn’s disease, sickle cell anemia, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, terminal illnesses and other maladies as medical cannabis qualifying conditions.
“In most other states that have a medical marijuana program, these are conditions that are covered, and they are conditions that our board of physicians and advisors have recommended as as proper,” he said. “Expanding the list could help provide relief to approximately 430,000 Kentuckians that currently don’t have access but are dealing with these challenges.”
The governor said state officials are “making great progress” in rolling out the medical marijuana program “to increase access to those already eligible.”
“Today, we have 510 registered practitioners and over 18,500 approved card holders, and those numbers continue to grow,” Beshear said, adding that regulators are making “steady progress” in approving businesses at each step of the cannabis supply chain.
“As the supply chain expands, patients are starting to
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