Kentucky will continue to push for legalized medical marijuana across the state in 2018. Medical cannabis bills have already been introduced in the House (HB 166) and Senate (SB 118).
On Thursday, April 10, 2014, Kentucky then-Gov. Steve Beshear signed into law a proposal that was intended to allow patients to use cannabidiol (“CBD,” a non-psychoactive component of marijuana) if directed by a physician. The new law went into effect immediately with his signature, but it is extremely unlikely it will actually result in patients being able to access CBD unless it is revised by the legislature.
At a Glance
At a Glance
Year started: 2017
Age restriction: No
Available for purchase in state : No
Home grow: No
Possession limit: none listed
Reciprocity: No
Legislation:SB 124
Important Legislation & Dates
Important Legislation & Dates
SB 124 – CBD program – 2014
HB 166 / SB 118 – Medical marijuana programs. Still under review.
Types of Licenses
Obtaining CBD Oil
Obtaining CBD Oil
It is very unlikely that patients will be able to access CBD under the new law. A doctor would have to issue a written order for marijuana, which is federally illegal. The new law also fails to include a source for CBD. It does not make it legal for anyone to produce the marijuana that CBD would be extracted from.
The law does not create a production or distribution model within Kentucky, so patients with a qualifying Kentucky physician’s recommendation can only obtain their medicine by travelling to a medical cannabis state that both have production of CBD medicines and would recognize a Kentucky physician’s order as valid
Qualifying Conditions
Qualifying Conditions
Intractable epilepsy
Caregiver
Physicians
Physicians
A physician practising 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.
