Justice Laurence VanMeter will replace retiring Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. of Bowling Green, who is set to retire after leading the Kentucky Supreme Court more than 14 years.
Kentuckians with certain medical conditions who meet specific requirements will be able to possess and use small amounts of medical cannabis purchased from states where it has been decriminalized.
If voters had passed Amendment 2 on the general election ballot, a case before the Kentucky Supreme Court would have been moot, observes columnist Al Cross.
