2023 Mid-Session Update

We're halfway through the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly. We thank you for every call, email, and meeting by Kentuckians to State Legislators supporting cannabis policy reform. We firmly believe that every action, no matter how small, is significant and impactful.

Kentucky NORML is dedicated to strengthening our grassroots movement for cannabis policy reform. We're grateful for the legislators who share our perspective on the urgent need for medical cannabis and are responsive to the needs of Kentuckians. However, there are too few leaders who prioritize the interests of their constituents in Frankfort. 
 
Kentucky GOP leadership has spent years stalling on medical cannabis using easily refuted concerns and seeking taxpayer money for more research. We do not believe these calls are sincere, but a stall tactic.
 
The research has already been conducted. Since 2010, scientists have published over 30,000 peer-reviewed papers specific to cannabis, with the annual number of total papers increasing every year. This information is widely available to those who wish to review it. We should be discussing what we do know about cannabis and what it can do for Kentuckians, not emphasizing what we don’t know.
 
To ensure that Senate and Leadership were fully aware of this research, we hand delivered NORML’s “Clinical Applications For Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature” to every current Kentucky Senator on February 14th. This publication alone cites over 450 studies and assesses the use of cannabinoids in various patient populations.
 
In all cases, science has sufficiently made the case that cannabis is safe and effective. This fact should no longer be the subject of any serious debate.

Despite these challenges, Kentucky NORML and its supporters continue to make our voices heard. Thank you for your ongoing dedication to supporting cannabis policy reform in  Kentucky.

Bookmark Kentucky NORML's Cannabis Bill Tracker stay updated and informed on all the cannabis bills in play this session. 
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Call the legislative hotline at 1-800-372-7181 and leave a message voicing support or your opposition for the following bills.

Please do this once a day for maximum effect. ​

Voice your opposition and ask your legislators to VOTE NO on the following bills:

• HB 590
• HB 348

 Voice your support and ask legislators to co-sponsor and VOTE YES on the following bills:

• SB 47
• SB 51
• SB 78
• SB 266
• SB 269

• HB 22
• HB 47
• HB 48
• HB 107
• HB 488