LANGUAGE PUT IN THE MAIN BUDGET BILL BY THE KENTUCKY SENATE WOULD SET CONDITIONS TO UNLOCK FUNDING TO OVERSEE THE COMMONWEALTH'S
MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM……WHICH IS SCHEUDULED TO TAKE EFFECT AT THE START OF 20-25……
THE TWO SENTENCES UNSERTED BY THE SENATE STATE…..THAT NO FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE WITHOUT
PEER REVIEWED…PUBLISHED RESEARCH SHOWING “CONCLUSIVE” EVIDENCE AS TO THE EFFICACY OF MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR THE PERSISTENT REDUCTION OF
SYMPTOMS OF DISEASES AND CONDITIONS…..
THE SENATE BUDGET INCLUDED…..WITH STRINGS ATTACHED….JUST OVER 10-MILLION DOLLARS IN GENERAL FUNDS OVER TWO YEARS…..PLUS ALMOST FIVE-
MILLION IN OTHER FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE’S STAFFING AND OPERATIONS…
THE HOUSE PASSED VERSION OF THE BUDGET INCLUDED THE SAME FUNDING…. BUT WITHOUT THE CONDITIONS PROPOSED BY THE SENATE……