 Summer has arrived and Appalachian Wireless has a great sell on the world's hottest smartphone from now to the end of the month. You can get the amazing iPhone 13 for more than half off because we are you. We are Appalachian Wireless. The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee held a meeting on U-Pikes campus on Thursday, July 6 as an opportunity for Kentuckians to share their personal stories involving or advocating for medical cannabis. The session also served as a safe environment for those suspicious of the drug to ask questions or better understand its use. The governor wanted us to, wants us to go out and hear from the people. We want to hear regular Kentuckian stories on why they believe they should have access to medical cannabis, maybe stories of people they know that have taken medical cannabis and seen benefits and we heard that today from people. All this will go back to the governor and at the end of when we do our work we'll prepare a report and he can look at it and determine what his next moves are. Testimonies were heard from many different people, many of whom suffering from chronic illness and pain. Some were spouses or parents of those suffering from seizures who claim medical cannabis worked when no other drugs did or when other drugs destroyed their bodies. The governor believes it's time that Kentuckians have a voice and have the same access as people in 38 states. It's not a partisan issue. People from all political parties, Republican, Democrat, independent support, if you look at the polling it has great support for medical cannabis. We believe this is something that should be allowed for a doctor to work with their patient and it may not be the best medicine but it may be the best medicine. It's another tool in their arsenal to address certain chronic conditions that many experts believe help. The topic of recreational cannabis was not discussed at this meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to present testimonies of everyday Kentuckians to Governor Beshear to help him move forward with the decision on the issue. To find more information about future meetings or to give your own testimony or thoughts on medical cannabis you can visit cannabis.ky.gov. For Mountain Top News, I'm Kelsey Dean.