Kentucky Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Kentucky Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Shelby Knight
NOVEMBER 16TH, 2022

Kentucky has legalized medical cannabis. Governor Beshear signed an executive order on Tuesday, November 15, to legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky and regulate the sale of Delta-8.

The conditions for purchasing and possessing medical cannabis in Kentucky include:

  • Lawfully purchasing cannabis in the United States from a state where the purchase is legal –must keep the receipt
  • The amount purchased and used must not exceed 8 ounces. (This is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony in Kentucky.)
  • Each medical cannabis patient in Kentucky must have a certification from a licensed healthcare provider showing that the individual has been diagnosed with at least one of 21 medical conditions – must have a copy of the certification.

As the governor cannot change the law or direct police not to enforce it, the governor is instead granting a “full, complete, and conditional pardon” to qualifying patients instead.

The 21 medical conditions are:

  • Crohn’s Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Sickle Cell Anemia
  • Intractable Pain
  • Severe and Chronic Pain
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
  • Neuropathies
  • Huntington’s Disease
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  • Glaucoma
  • Terminal Illness
  • Cancer
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s Disease
  • Epilepsy
  • Intractable Seizures
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Severe Arthritis
  • Hepatitis C
  • Fibromyalgia

The written certification required for patients to carry shall include the patient’s name, date of birth, home address, and telephone number; the healthcare provider’s name, telephone number, and professional license number; a statement that the healthcare provider has a bona fide healthcare provider-patient relationship with the individual; a statement that in the healthcare provider’s professional opinion, the patient suffers from a medical condition identified in this order; and the healthcare provider’s signature and date.

The order shall go into effect January 1, 2023.

 

 

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