Boone County Fiscal Court is considering whether to allow medical cannabis businesses to operate within its limits, and has brought in a panel of experts to discuss the issue.
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Florence faces decision on medical cannabis
City officials at Florence’s first June caucus meeting were faced with a decision that all of Kentucky’s local municipalities are grappling with: the question of whether to allow medical cannabis licenses within their city or to outright ban it. Officials gathered to hear a presentation of the first proposals for legislation from City Administrator Joshua […]
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Campbell County opts out of cannabis business operations
Campbell County voted to opt out of allowing cannabis business operations in the county until they can develop their own regulations, giving each city more time to make their own decisions.
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Medical cannabis dispensaries in Union: Are councilmembers in or out?
Councilmembers at May’s monthly caucus meeting were faced with an important decision: With Kentucky’s 2025 legalization of medically applied cannabis set for Jan. 1, where will Union stand? When the state first announced that the city would need to make a decision by June 30, city officials said they were initially divided on what action […]
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Kenton County cities mull medical cannabis business zoning
Kenton County cities must decide whether medical cannabis businesses can operate in their jurisdiction. At the April Fort Mitchell city council meeting, Sharmili Reddy, executive director at Kenton County Planning & Development Services, presented the options from a zoning perspective. In 2023, the Kentucky state legislature passed a bill legalizing medical cannabis. This bill will […]
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Ludlow City Council discusses legalizing medical cannabis
Ludlow Mayor Chris Wright is discussing the benefits and drawbacks of legalizing medical cannabis in the city, and is looking into ways to make it available to those in need.
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Kenton County officials prepare for medical weed regulations
Kenton County officials discussed the soon-to-be implemented administrative regulations around medical cannabis at the Kenton County Mayors Group meeting on Saturday. The state is responsible for issuing certifications to businesses and professionals to grow, sell and prescribe cannabis, but cities are free to allow or prohibit the establishment of such businesses however they see fit.
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Kenton County preps for new medical cannabis law
Kenton County Planning and Development Services is drawing up model zoning regulations for cities to consult when considering how to plan for the impending legalization of medical cannabis in 2025, and the county is offering assistance to cities that want to allow zoning for growing sites, dispensaries, processing facilities and testing facilities.
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Kentucky cannabis experts weigh in on benefits and drawbacks of marijuana use
Written by Michael Berk for WCPO With medical cannabis coming to Kentucky in less than two years following bill passage earlier this month, the timing of the Substance Use Research Event (SURE) at the University of Kentucky felt appropriate. On Monday, scientists and medical experts from around the region converged on the Gatton Student Center […]
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Kentucky legislature passes medical cannabis bill
The Kentucky legislature passed a bill to legalize medical cannabis for users with certain health conditions on Thursday after the House moved the bill through committee and then a floor vote. Senate Bill 27 — a bare-bones medical marijuana bill that won’t allow users to smoke the plant, but would allow Kentuckians with specific health […]