A bill establishing the Kentucky Center for Cannabis Research at the University of Kentucky to advance study of cannabis use for medical treatment received tentative approval Tuesday from a legislative committee.
The proposed center would allow UK to become a leader in United States on the topic, officials said, conducting research that would include clinical studies and trials; pharmaceutical development; analysis of potential risks or side effects; and reviews of other research.
House Bill 463, sponsored by State Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor Mill, and approved by the House Education Committee in the General Assembly, now goes to the full House of Representatives.
Moser told lawmakers that the proposed cannabis research center would establish Kentucky as a national leader.
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