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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 25, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

Introduced February 25, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB253

AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.

Amend KRS 218B.020 to make consultation with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the Kentucky Center for Cannabis optional for annual reports produced by the Office of Medical Cannabis; amend KRS 218B.065 to vest exclusive jurisdiction over final orders of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services relating to medicinal cannabis authorization with the Franklin Circuit Court upon request; amend KRS 218B.090 to vest exclusive jurisdiction for appeals of final orders of the…

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This bill makes several technical updates to Kentucky's existing medicinal cannabis law. It changes where legal disputes over medicinal cannabis licenses and authorizations are heard, requires cannabis businesses to meet state tax filing rules, and directs the state to build an electronic tracking system that connects medicinal cannabis patient records with the existing prescription drug monitoring program known as KASPER. It also makes consultation with the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Center for Cannabis…

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