Kentucky
Kentucky
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0% of Total Population Represented by Patients |
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0 Total Medical Retail Locations Currently in Operation |
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There is limited medical cannabis availability in Kentucky. The program limits patients to cannabidiol preparations with 0.3 percent or less THC, in compliance with USDA hemp standards. The state has yet to authorize CBD product production or distribution.
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Excerpted from ASA's 2020 State of the States Report. |
In This Section
Kentucky Medical Marijuana Laws and Regulations
In 2014, the Kentucky legislature revised the definition of marijuana under state law to create legal protection for patients who use a cannabidiol (CBD) medicine as part of an approved clinical trial or on the written order of “a physician practicing at a hospital or associated clinic affiliated with a Kentucky public university having a college or school of medicine.”
Becoming a Patient in Kentucky
Under SB 124, a patient can become a patient simply by obtain a written order for CBD from a physician practicing at a hospital or associated clinic affiliated with a Kentucky public university having a college or school of medicine.
Recommending Cannabis in Kentucky
A physician practicing at a hospital or associated clinic affiliated with a Kentucky public university having a college or school of medicine may issue a written order for CBD to a patient.
Becoming a Caregiver, Producer, or Provider in Kentucky
There are no caregivers providers, or producers under SB 124. The law does not explain how patients can obtain CBD for therapeutic use.