KY: Legislature overrides all Beshear vetoes, could still pass medical marijuana and sports betting

[RandySF]

FRANKFORT — Republicans on Wednesday flexed their supermajorities to override all 15 vetoes by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, while other notable legislation still awaits final passage.

The GOP-controlled legislature could give final passage to bills legalizing medical marijuana and sports gambling after failed attempts to do so in past years. The legislature also could repeal a tax on the bourbon industry.

House Speaker David Osborne also signaled that a bill restricting drag shows is likely dead. Osborne said Senate Bill 115 did not receive a required second reading on Wednesday in the House. That means it likely faces a high hurdle to receive final passage on the final day.

“Until we adjourn at midnight tomorrow night, nothing is ever effectively done. But it’s unlikely to come up,” Osborne said.



https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/legislature-overrides-all-beshear-vetoes-could-still-pass-medical-marijuana-and-sports

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. Why would he veto medical marijuana?

I’d hate to be on the Republican side of anything but medical weed is a no-brainer.

Unless there are a bunch of poison pills in the bill, I see no reason to veto.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Same Question

Seems like a no-lose situation unless, as you said, the packaged it with other stuff the governor considered stealth legislation.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. He didn't.

Senate Bill 47 would legalize the use of medical marijuana for people with specific conditions. Similar bills have passed the House in recent years only to die in the Senate. But the Senate, earlier this month and for the first time, approved legalizing medical marijuana.

It received a required second reading on Wednesday and it is scheduled to be heard at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday in the House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations. If it receives the committee’s approval, it could be voted on by the full House and win final passage on the last day of the legislative session.

Beshear has signaled he would support such legislation and issued an executive order last year in an attempt to allow people with medical conditions to seek medical marijuana in other states without fear of criminal prosecution.

[BlueTsunami2018]

4. I see.

I read it wrong.

It happens. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. The title is confusing and so is some of the writing.