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Kentucky Gov. Beshear issues order to allow medical marijuana possession in qualified cases

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Trying to bypass the General Assembly, which long has resisted calls to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday issued executive orders to make the drug accessible to Kentuckians on a limited basis.

“It is clear that Kentuckians want medical cannabis,” Beshear said at a Capitol news conference.

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