{"id":1882,"date":"2023-03-18T05:02:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T05:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/kentucky-senate-passes-historic-bill-to-legalize-medical-cannabis\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T19:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:51:25","slug":"kentucky-senate-passes-historic-bill-to-legalize-medical-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/kentucky-senate-passes-historic-bill-to-legalize-medical-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Senate Passes Historic Bill to Legalize Medical Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 16th, 2023, the Kentucky Senate passed a bill to legalize medical cannabis, making it the first state to do so in the United States.[0]<\/a><\/sup> The House had previously approved similar bills in past sessions but they had always stalled in the Senate.[1]<\/a><\/sup> The new law allows for medicinal, sacramental, and recreational use of cannabis by adults age 21 and over.[2]<\/a><\/sup> It will also allow for the purchase of cannabis products from licensed sellers and possession of up to 8 ounces of marijuana, six mature marijuana plants, and six seedling plants. In addition, it will establish a licensing process for recreational marijuana dispensaries, commercial growers, processors, and transporters. A 15% state excise tax will be placed on each sale, with the surplus revenue going towards student services, drug addiction treatment programs, courts, local government, and general revenue.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

However, private consumption, sales, and transportation of cannabis are still prohibited.[2]<\/a><\/sup> Additionally, cannabis use cannot be used against applications for public assistance, hinder gun ownership, or used against someone in child custody disputes.[3]<\/a><\/sup> The Office of Cannabis Regulation is currently working on developing rules and regulations governing the cannabis industry in the Territory before the new law can be fully enacted.[2]<\/a><\/sup> Furthermore, people under 18 who possess marijuana will be subject to a substance misuse assessment, while those between the ages of 18 and 21 will face a violation for simple possession.[4]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

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0. <\/span>“Medical marijuana bill passes in Kentucky Senate” www.lex18.com, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.lex18.com\/news\/covering-kentucky\/kentucky-senate-to-vote-on-medical-marijuana-bill-anti-trans-bill-as-veto-period-nears<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Treasury sec. talks cannabis banking (Newsletter: March 17, 2023 …” www.marijuanamoment.net, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/treasury-sec-talks-cannabis-banking-newsletter-march-17-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Government House clarifies territorial cannabis status | News …” www.virginislandsdailynews.com, 18 Mar. 2023, http:\/\/www.virginislandsdailynews.com\/news\/government-house-clarifies-territorial-cannabis-status\/article_454393d2-7990-560d-9c56-d940bc5d0a1d.html<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Oklahomans to vote March 7 on recreational marijuana | News …” www.cherokeephoenix.org, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.cherokeephoenix.org\/news\/oklahomans-to-vote-march-7-on-recreational-marijuana\/article_c7992fbc-b464-11ed-948c-f70948cc1c33.html<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“New Hampshire House Votes To Legalize Marijuana With No …” www.marijuanamoment.net, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/new-hampshire-house-votes-to-legalize-marijuana-with-no-regulations-or-limitations\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Michigan Cannabis Sales Jump 40% to $216 Million \u2013 New …” www.newcannabisventures.com, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.newcannabisventures.com\/michigan-cannabis-sales-jump-40-to-216-million\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On March 16th, 2023, the Kentucky Senate passed a bill to legalize medical cannabis, making it the first state to do so in the United States.[0] The House had previously approved similar bills in past sessions but they had always stalled in the Senate.[1] The new law allows for medicinal, sacramental, and recreational use of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}