The Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program — which regulates the legal cultivation, production, sale and use of medical cannabis products — is set to officially start Jan. 1, 2025. But before patients and businesses can take part, the state still needs to finalize its regulations to oversee the emerging industry in the commonwealth.
Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 into law last March, legalizing the medical cannabis industry in Kentucky. The bill put the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in charge of regulations for the industry. In early January, Beshear's administration filed its first set of 10 regulations governing the industry and providing a framework for how businesses will operate.
These regulations were filed the same day, Beshear urged the expansion of the medical cannabis program to include 15 additional qualifying conditions. The 10 regulations focus on cultivators, processors, producers, safety compliance facilities, dispensaries and more.
They include tracking from seed to sale, establishment of product safety testing standards and a license requirement for both consumers and businesses to participate in the industry.
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