Does Kentucky support marijuana?That's the question the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky sought to answer, and the results of this particular poll show a majority of resident favor its use.The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky describes itself as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization funded by an endowment with a mission to make Kentuckians healthier.The poll, jointly sponsored with Interact for Health, was conducted in 2019. A random sample of 1,559 adults from throughout Kentucky was interviewed by telephone. The results were released on Wednesday. Click here to see a copy of the reportParticipants were asked several questions about marijuana, including whether they favor or oppose legalization and their knowledge of regular use.The poll found that 9 in 10 Kentucky adults are in favor of allowing the purchase and use of marijuana for medical purposes if a doctor recommends it. That 90 percent should be compared to the 78 percent in 2012, which is the last time that question was asked. The poll also found that 6 in 10 adults they questioned said they supported marijuana and its use under any circumstance. Medical marijuana continues to be a hot-button issue in the Commonwealth this year. A bill to legalize it was prefiled by state Rep. Jason Nemes at the beginning of the 2020 legislative session, but no further action has been taken on it. The bill received a 16-1 vote in the Judiciary Committee last year and finished the session with more than 60 representatives committing to vote for it if it came to the House floor during the 2020 legislative session.Another state representative, Cluster Howard, prefiled a bill in December to legalize recreational marijuana to fund the state's pension system. While it is banned federally, 33 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, while 11 states and D.C. have legalized recreational marijuana.

Does Kentucky support marijuana?

That's the question the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky sought to answer, and the results of this particular poll show a majority of resident favor its use.

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky describes itself as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization funded by an endowment with a mission to make Kentuckians healthier.

The poll, jointly sponsored with Interact for Health, was conducted in 2019. A random sample of 1,559 adults from throughout Kentucky was interviewed by telephone. The results were released on Wednesday. Click here to see a copy of the report

Participants were asked several questions about marijuana, including whether they favor or oppose legalization and their knowledge of regular use.

The poll found that 9 in 10 Kentucky adults are in favor of allowing the purchase and use of marijuana for medical purposes if a doctor recommends it. That 90 percent should be compared to the 78 percent in 2012, which is the last time that question was asked.

The poll also found that 6 in 10 adults they questioned said they supported marijuana and its use under any circumstance.

Medical marijuana continues to be a hot-button issue in the Commonwealth this year.

A bill to legalize it was prefiled by state Rep. Jason Nemes at the beginning of the 2020 legislative session, but no further action has been taken on it.

The bill received a 16-1 vote in the Judiciary Committee last year and finished the session with more than 60 representatives committing to vote for it if it came to the House floor during the 2020 legislative session.

Another state representative, Cluster Howard, prefiled a bill in December to legalize recreational marijuana to fund the state's pension system.

While it is banned federally, 33 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, while 11 states and D.C. have legalized recreational marijuana.