Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an executive order that’ll open up legal access to marijuana beginning next year – but it’ll only be available to people with certain medical conditions.
Kentucky residents diagnosed with one of 21 conditions will be eligible to possess and use legally purchased medical marijuana beginning Jan. 1, 2023, Beshear announced Tuesday. Applicants will be required to have certification from a medical provider that states they are eligible, according to a release from the governor’s office, and the cannabis must be bought in a state where its sale is legal and regulated. Kentucky residents also must not possess more than eight ounces at any given time.
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Still, with 21 medical conditions on the list, plenty of Kentucky residents should be eligible. Those conditions are:
- Cancer
- Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease
- Epilepsy
- Intractable Seizures
- Parkinson’s disease
- Chron’s disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Severe and Chronic Pain
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
- Neuropathies
- Severe Arthritis
- Hepatitis C
- Fibromyalgia
- Intractable Pain
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Huntington’s Disease
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Glaucoma
- A terminal illness
“With 37 states already legalizing medical cannabis and 90% of Kentucky adults supporting it, I am doing what I can to provide access and relief to those…
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