“The Senate, bless their heart, are [sic] just scared to death.”
That was Tennessee Rep. Jeremy Faison’s response earlier this year after medical marijuana legislation he sponsored was pushed into summer study.
Summer study, in case you’re wondering, is where many bills are parked when it becomes clear they don’t have enough momentum behind them to get an actual vote in the current year. Think legislative limbo. Some bills never resurface. Some, though, attract more attention in later sessions.
With summer now turning to fall, it appears members of the legislature are becoming more serious than ever about the prospect of legalizing marijuana for medical use.
That, as I’ve long argued, is a good thing.