He made a direct appeal for Kentuckians to offer their views, It came a week after the latest bill to legalize medical cannabis died in the state Senate after the House passed it.
“I want to be clear, I am for medical cannabis,” Beshear said at his weekly news conference.
During much of the pandemic, the governor aggressively wielded his executive powers to order restrictions to try to curb the virus’ spread.
Beshear faulted lawmakers for failing to “get the job done,” saying he’d prefer that the legislature pass a measure legalizing medical marijuana.
“And I believe that we have an opportunity to set up the right regulatory framework where we don’t see abuse.
Before the GOP-led legislature ended its 60-day session last week, lawmakers gave final passage to a bill to create a cannabis research center to study the use of cannabis to treat certain medical conditions.