Kentucky Senate committee advances bill to legalize medical marijuana, as clock ticks

 Kentucky Senate committee advances bill to legalize medical marijuana, as clock ticks

This marks the first time a bill to legalize medical marijuana has cleared a Senate committee, but SB 47 must now pass out of the chamber by Thursday.

FRANKFORT, Ky. After a decade of attempts by advocates, a bill to legalize and regulate medical marijuana in Kentucky finally received a hearing Tuesday in the state Senate, passing by an 8-to-3 vote…