AN ACT relating to cannabis.

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"; 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 exempt personal…

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would remove civil and criminal penalties for possessing a personal-use amount of cannabis in Kentucky, and it would also exempt personal-use cannabis accessories from drug paraphernalia laws. It includes a retroactive provision that would allow people with certain prior cannabis-related convictions to seek expungement of those records. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who use or have used cannabis, as well as those with prior cannabis possession convictions on their records.

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