Educational Resources for You
Explore our curated educational materials to stay informed on the latest medical cannabis developments and best practices. Empower yourself with knowledge and insights that can benefit your business and the community.
Underlying Law
Medical Cannabis Law, KRS Chapter 218B
Local Government Rules
Local governments may establish time, place, and manner restrictions (that are not less restrictive than the law).
Regulations
Office of Cannabis Management Regulations
Office of Medical Cannabis
OCM website for more information about your cannabis business.
How To Guides
The Office of Medical Cannabis has provided the following How-To Guides for business licensees. These guides provide summaries of various rules and restrictions established by 915 KAR Chapter 1.
Electric Tax Filing for Medical Cannabis
Technical Advisory- Guidance for Cultivator Licensees Regarding Calculating
Request for Initial Inspection - Cultivator
Request for Initial Inspection - Dispensary
Medical Cannabis Packaging
Medical Cannabis Packaging - Edible Labeling
Medical Cannabis Packaging - Concentrate Labeling
Cannabis Business Security and Surveillance
Cannabis Business Transporting
How to Label Raw Plant Material
Testing Roadmaps - Cultivator
Testing Roadmaps - Combined
Kentucky News
Policy Insights
Our policy updates offer valuable insights into the evolving legislative landscape surrounding medical cannabis in Kentucky. Stay informed on regulatory changes, advocacy efforts, and policy developments that impact your business.
This legislative advocacy is a vital function supported by KCIA membership dues. If your organization has not yet joined KCIA, we encourage you to consider becoming a member and adding your voice to our collective efforts to strengthen the cannabis industry in Kentucky.
AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis
Amend KRS 218B.020 to remove the requirement that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services collaborate with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the Kentucky Center for Cannabis in compiling an annual medicinal cannabis report.
AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the possession of cannabis.
AN ACT relating to cannabis.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Kentucky's congressional delegation to support amending the Gun Control Act of 1968 to allow users of medical cannabis to exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Amend KRS 241.010 to define "cannabinoid" and "cannabis-infused beverage"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to indicate that the Department for Public Health regulates the manufacture, distribution, and retail sale of cannabis-infused beverages containing cannabinoids; make technical corrections; amend KRS 217.039, 243.034, and 243.0341 to conform.