Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) recently rescinded a 2022 executive order that allowed medical cannabis patients to use and possess cannabis products outside the state, WLWT5 reports.
The governor initially issued the order to streamline qualifying patient access to medical cannabis products while the state worked to implement its program. Beshear said this week that with Kentucky’s medical cannabis program now fully operational, protections for patients who possess out-of-state products will end on July 1.
Meanwhile, the governor signed another executive order this month, adding 15 new qualifying medical conditions in the program. That order caused opposite reactions by several top Republicans, who called on officials to prosecute any medical cannabis licensees who comply with the governor’s latest order.
Also, an Office of Inspector General investigation into the state’s medical cannabis licensing process determined Earlier this year, Kentucky’s Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) licensing methods were “transparent and fair” to all applicants.
