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Sep 22, 2023 · First, the Governor’s executive order has no effect on federal law applied to those in Kentucky. Second, the Executive Order only applies to medical marijuana that has been lawfully purchased in another state. Third, the offense of trafficking in marijuana is still prohibited by Kentucky law.
Jun 1, 2015 · According to the Pew Research Center, 53 percent of Americans now say the drug should be made legal, compared with 44 percent who want it to be illegal. Opinions have changed dramatically since 1969, when Gallup found that just 12 percent favored legalizing marijuana. Here in Kentucky, marijuana legalization efforts are in full swing.
Jun 1, 2015 · The Speaker of the State House of Representatives introduced legislation earlier this year to legalize the drug for medicinal purposes. In response, we worked through the Public Affairs Committee of the Kentucky Baptist Convention to compel Kentucky Baptists to address the issue.
Feb 1, 2024 · A Kentucky lawmaker this week filed a new bill to legalize recreational marijuana. The measure, aptly titled House Bill 420, was introduced on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives on ...
Nov 17, 2022 · For example, an employer may discipline or fire an employee for testing positive for marijuana (including medical marijuana used by an employee consistent with this Executive Order). Marijuana or medical cannabis is still illegal under federal law and the Kentucky Legislature has not passed any legislation permitting any sort of legalized use ...
Marijuana legalization presses on amid concerns NASHVILLE (BP) — Marijuana legalization advocates continue to gain ground as nearly half of all states have decriminalized marijuana possession at least for medical purposes and a majority of Americans reportedly have told pollsters marijuana should be legal.
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Will Kentucky legalize recreational marijuana?
Will Kentucky legalize medical cannabis in 2023?
Will HB 420 legalize recreational cannabis in Kentucky?
When will medical marijuana be legalized in Kentucky?
On March 31, 2023, Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 (SB 47) into law, legalizing medical cannabis for Kentuckians beginning Jan. 1, 2025. Cannabis consumption outside of the medical cannabis program remains illegal in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
