Author: Hannah King
[ad_1] By Hannah King and Arin Aragona Plans for Kentucky’s medical cannabis program took a significant turn last week with the passage of House Bill 829 and the implementation of emergency regulations related to licensing. They create limited licenses, a lottery system, a truncated timeline for licensing, restrictions on vertical integration and other limitations. The implications are substantial, impacting both prospective operators and the industry landscape at large. On April 17, 2024, Governor Beshear signed House Bill 829 into law, which makes several changes to Kentucky’s medical cannabis law, including the licensing timeline, opt-outs by local jurisdictions and school districts,…
[ad_1] by Hannah King and Arin Aragona, Attorneys at Dentons On March 31, 2023, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed into law SB47, an act relating to medicinal cannabis (KRS § 218B.010 et seq.), with a goal of first sales of medical cannabis in Kentucky in 2025. On January 4, 2024, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (“CHFS”) released draft regulations in an initial step towards launching Kentucky’s medical cannabis program. While these regulations are comprehensive, they do not include provisions governing important aspects of the program, such as licensing and testing standards. We do expect that CHFS will…
[ad_1] By Kristin McCall, Arin Aragona, and Hannah King, Attorneys at Dentons While hemp has been legal in Kentucky since 2013, until this year the existing regulations were minimal. Hemp industry participants, such as processors, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and testing labs should be aware that there is a new regulatory scheme aimed at both “Adult Use” products (e.g., hemp-derived delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) and hemp-derived delta-9 THC products) and non-intoxicating hemp-derived products. These requirements, which include entity and product registration requirements, are now necessary for the legal sale of such products in the Commonwealth. On March 23, 2023, Governor Andy Beshear…