Views about medical marijuana appear to be changing across the South, where efforts to legalize it have long been stymied by Bible Belt politics.
FILE-In this Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 file photo file photo, Marijuana plants growing under special grow lights, at GB Sciences Louisiana, in Baton Rouge, La. . Medical cannabis is legal now in 33 states, but most Southern states remain among the holdouts.
Lawmakers in other Southern states are also cautiously eyeing changes, though there's reason for hope among advocates. The Kentucky bill would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis that patients could obtain at approved dispensaries in forms such as pills and oils. Smoking medical cannabis would not be permitted. A regulatory board would determine what conditions would qualify for prescriptions. The House-passed version would ensure that approved conditions would include chronic pain, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and nausea or vomiting.
“This is not about fun," Republican Rep. Jason Nemes said after House vote. “This is about healing. This is about health."
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