Becoming a Medical Marijuana Patient in Kentucky

David Bowman

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Summary
Under SB 124, a patient can become a patient simply by obtain a written order for CBD from a physician practicing at a hospital or associated clinic affiliated with a Kentucky public university having a college or school of medicine. Alternatively, a one can also be a patient in Kentucky by participating in a clinical trial or in an expanded access program, a drug or substance approved for the use of those participants by the United States Food and Drug Administration. However, the law is short and vague, and does not provide any more guidance than that.

What's Legal
Only CBD is legal under SB 124. Products with trace amounts of other cannabinoids, such as THC, CBG, CBN, and any of the other non-CBD cannabinoids that exist in cannabis and cannabis based products.

Eligible Conditions
The does not place any limitations on qualifying conditions.

Application Process
The is no application process; however, patients may only legally obtain and possess CBD if they have been given a written order from an eligible physician.

Doctor
Patients may only obtain a written order from a physician practicing at a hospital or associated clinic affiliated with a Kentucky public university having a college or school of medicine

Access/Caregivers
The law does not grant legal protections for caregivers.

Consumption
The law does not place restrictions on where patients may use CBD.

Age Limits
There are no age restrictions under SB 174.

Confidentiality
There is no patient registry under SB 174. Physicians must adhere HIPPA rules regarding confidentiality of patient records.

Housing
The law does not offer housing protections for patients.

Employment
The law does not offer employment protections for patients.

Insurance
The law is silent on where health insurance must cover patient access to CBD products in Kentucky.

Out of State Patients
The law does not address out of state patients. Only patients with a written order from a physician practicing at a hospital or associated clinic affiliated with a Kentucky public university having a college or school of medicine may possess CBD in Kentucky, but the law does not specify that they must be residents of Kentucky.

Source: ASA: Becoming a Patient in Kentucky
 
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