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KY SB253Introducedas of 2026-02-25

AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.

Plain-English summary

What happened: A Kentucky Senate bill relating to medicinal cannabis has been introduced and is in its earliest legislative stage.

Why it matters: Enactment of a medicinal cannabis program would create new licensing opportunities for cultivators, retailers, and labs in a state that currently lacks such a framework.

Affects: retailers and cultivators and labs and patients

LATEST ACTION: introduced in Senate
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