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From self-reflective rock gods to hemp-friendly senate majority leaders, here are the week’s most notable cannabis quotables. The post ‘I Was Wrong and Not Informed’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes appeared first on Leafly. Read More: ‘I Was Wrong and Not Informed’: The Week in Cannabis QuotesContinue Reading

The senate majority leader had his eyes opened by his home state’s bumper crop. Today Kentucky, tomorrow America. The post Mitch McConnell Wants Congress to Legalize Hemp appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Mitch McConnell Wants Congress to Legalize HempContinue Reading

A Kentucky House committee has been hearing comments from supporters and opponents of a measure to legalize medical cannabis. The post Kentucky Lawmakers Review Medical Marijuana Bill appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Kentucky Lawmakers Review Medical Marijuana BillContinue Reading

The bill was introduced a day after Republican Gov. Matt Bevin proposed spending cuts of more than 6 percent across most of state government. The post GOP Senator Offers Bill to Legalize Cannabis in Kentucky appeared first on Leafly. Read More: GOP Senator Offers Bill to Legalize CannabisContinue Reading

Medical cannabis advocates face a tough challenge. Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer later predicted such a bill wouldn’t garner enough votes to pass. The post Kentucky Medical Cannabis Bill Faces Uphill Fight appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Kentucky Medical Cannabis Bill Faces Uphill FightContinue Reading

Add Kentucky and Colorado agriculture officials to the list of people who disagree with federal drug authorities about hemp. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has written to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration requesting a meeting about hemp, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. “I was dumbfounded” to read about the DEA’sContinue Reading

Clammy mists clung bitterly to the rolling hills of a brisk autumn morning, but the panting grower ignored them as he hurried on. His employer, one of the top cannabis growers in the region, would be devastated by the news the man so hurriedly carried that crisp fall morning, butContinue Reading