House committee strongly endorses medical marijuana, but time and the Senate stand in the way this session

With a resounding 16-1 vote, a House committee approved a bill Wednesday to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, but it seems unlikely to become law, given opposition in the Senate and the fact that only five days remain in the legislative session.

House Bill 136, green-lighted by the Judiciary Committee, "would legalize the sale of medical marijuana in Kentucky through state-licensed dispensaries," the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.

“We’re going to try to push it onto the House floor, we’re going to try to push it all the way through both chambers,” said Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, the bill's main advocate in the House. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Maybe it’s not probable, but it’s not over ‘till the fat lady sings.”

He added, “If we can’t get it all the way, then we’re going into the interim with this momentum behind us, and we’ll be back again next year.”