HB198
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make possession of a personal use quantity of cannabis exempt from civil or criminal penalty; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "cannabis," "personal use quantity of cannabis," and "cannabis accessory"; redefine "marijuana"; amend KRS 218A.1422, regarding cannabis possession, to conform; amend KRS 218A.1423, regarding cannabis cultivation, to conform; amend KRS 218A.500, regarding drug paraphernalia, to exempt personal use cannabis accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421, regarding cannabis trafficking, to…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would remove civil and criminal penalties for possessing a personal-use amount of cannabis in Kentucky. It would also exempt personal-use quantities from the state cannabis stamp tax and allow people with certain past cannabis possession convictions to have those records expunged, including retroactively. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who currently possess or have previously been convicted of possessing small amounts of cannabis.
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