Legislation to legalize cannabis for both medicinal and recreational use is before members of the Kentucky Senate. Louisville Senator Dan Seum held a news conference Wednesday and then filed the bill.
The Louisville senator was asked about dealing with moral or religious objections.
“It’s out there. We’re using it anyway. We might as well reap the harvest so to speak,” said Seum
Seum says a regulated and taxed marijuana industry could generate about $100 million a year. The majority caucus chair realizes cannabis legislation is not an easy vote for some in his chamber.
Paducah Senator and former police officer Danny Carrol says he would vote no. “We can’t fill the jobs that we have and the number one complaint that our businesses have is workers can’t pass drug screens. I believe that if we do this it’s just going to compound that problem,” noted Carrol.
Seum says legislation focusing only on medicinal cannabis use has a real shot of passing the senate, while he gives a bill including recreational use a 50-50 chance.
