On March 31, 2023, the governor of Kentucky signed bill SB 47 to legalize medical cannabis in the state.

• Patients with recommendations from physicians or nurse practitioners may be eligible to use cannabis if they have cancer, severe pain, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms or spasticity, chronic nausea or cyclic vomiting, post-traumatic stress disorder, or any other illness or disease, which the Kentucky Center for Cannabis deems appropriate.
• Patients will be allowed to carry a 10-day supply of cannabis with them and a 30-day supply at home.
• Home cultivation will not be allowed.
• Smoking will be prohibited.
• Permitted forms include unprocessed medical cannabis flower for vaporization, capsules, tinctures, and topical products.
• There will be a 35 percent THC cap on flower products and 70 percent cap for concentrates. Edibles cannot exceed 10 milligrams per serving.
• Medical cannabis will be exempt from sales and excise taxes.

In January 2024, the Governor of Kentucky proposed expanding the medical program to include 15 additional conditions, which would make an estimated 437,000 more Kentuckians eligible for the program.

Regulations will need to be finalized by July 1, 2024, and the main provisions of the law will take effect on January 1, 2025.

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