Kentucky cannabis history
Reviewed
The Office of Medical Cannabis says Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 on March 31, 2023, effective January 1, 2025. The prosecution exemption in KRS 218B.025 is for a registered qualified patient within the stated supply limits.
This is a short history, not legal advice. The rules that apply today are on the Kentucky cannabis laws page. A date is included only when the linked page states it.
At a glance
March 31, 2023The office says the bill legalizes medical cannabis effective January 1, 2025.
January 1, 2025The statute’s protection is from arrest or prosecution under the laws of the Commonwealth for medicinal-cannabis use within the limits.
Senate Bill 47
- The office is the page that pairs the signature with the January 1, 2025 effective date.
- The exemption does not, by itself, describe a person who is not a registered qualified patient. The office’s program page is the medical program cited on the laws page.
Sources
Citations were checked against the linked pages on October 24, 2026. Claims without a statute, election result, regulator page, court opinion, or news report were left out.