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Kentucky leaders are begging the courts to dismiss a lawsuit suggesting that the state’s laws against marijuana are unconstitutional.
According to a report from the Lexington Herald-Leader, Governor Matt Bevin and Attorney General Andy Beshear are working to persuade a judge in Frankfort to dismiss a case calling for the legalization of medical marijuana. The motion, which was submitted on Monday in Franklin Circuit Court, suggests that the question of medical marijuana is one that should be handled by the General Assembly, not the judicial system.
“Since at least 2014, the legislature has debated bills advocating for the lawful use of medicinal marijuana in every legislative session,” attorney Barry Dunn wrote on behalf of the governor. “The General Assembly will consider legalizing medicinal marijuana again in the 2018 session. It is solely within the General Assembly’s constitutional powers to determine whether to make medicinal marijuana lawful.”
The complaint goes on to say that the state is currently in compliance with the laws established by the federal government, which indicate that the possession of marijuana, a Schedule I dangerous drug under the…
