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HB401

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AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.

Amend KRS 218B.010 to add additional qualifying medical conditions for the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.025 to exempt medicinal cannabis resulting from at-home cultivation activities from possession limits and from the requirement that medicinal cannabis be kept in the original container received from a dispensary; amend KRS 218B.030 to conform; amend KRS 218B.035 to permit the use or consumption of medicinal cannabis by smoking while located on private property owned by the cardholder;…

Introduced: January 15, 2026

Last action: January 23, 2026

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This bill would expand Kentucky's existing medicinal cannabis program in several ways. It adds new qualifying medical conditions, allows registered patients and caregivers to grow a small number of cannabis plants at home for personal medicinal use, and permits smoking cannabis on private property owned by the cardholder. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who hold a medicinal cannabis card, those seeking to qualify for one, and designated caregivers of medicinal cannabis patients.

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Jan 15, 2026 · House
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Jan 15, 2026 · House
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Jan 23, 2026 · House
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Primary Sponsor

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Alan Gentry

Representative · House District 046

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Al.Gentry@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (11)

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Joshua Watkins

Representative · House District 042

Co-sponsor
joshua.watkins@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Chad Aull
Chad Aull

Representative · House District 079

Co-sponsor
chad.aull@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Tina Bojanowski
Tina Bojanowski

Representative · House District 032

Co-sponsor
Tina.Bojanowski@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Adrielle Camuel
Adrielle Camuel

Representative · House District 093

Co-sponsor
Adrielle.Camuel@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton
Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Co-sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Anne Donworth
Anne Donworth

Representative · House District 076

Co-sponsor
anne.donworth@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Daniel Grossberg
Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

Co-sponsor
daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Erika Hancock
Erika Hancock

Representative · House District 057

Co-sponsor
erika.hancock@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Nima Kulkarni
Nima Kulkarni

Representative · House District 040

Co-sponsor
Nima.Kulkarni@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Matthew Lehman
Matthew Lehman

Representative · House District 067

Co-sponsor
matt.lehman@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Rachel Roarx
Rachel Roarx

Representative · House District 038

Co-sponsor
rachel.roarx@kylegislature.gov

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