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Possession of marijuana was the fifth-most charged crime overall. In 2023, more than 530 people were charged in Fayette County for possession of marijuana. Of those, 507 cases were resolved.
Kentuckians can purchase and possess medical cannabis under conditions laid out in a 2022 executive order from Gov. Andy Beshear, and beginning in 2025, they’ll be able to obtain medical ...
Kentucky State Police said they arrested six men from Central Kentucky and from Michigan as a result of the month-long investigation. Guns, heroin, cocaine, meth seized in Central Ky. trafficking ...
The Kentucky Marijuana Strike Force, also known as the Kentucky Governor's Marijuana Strike/Task Force, is a multi-agency law enforcement task force managed by the Office of the Governor of Kentucky and Kentucky State Police Marijuana Suppression Branch, and composed of local, state and federal agencies organized expressly to eradicate illegal cannabis cultivation and trafficking in Kentucky. [1]
Rep. Rachel Roberts introduced House Bill 420, aimed at fully legalizing recreational marijuana, to applause in the Kentucky legislature
The report found that despite marijuana use being roughly equal between blacks and whites, blacks are 3.73 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. [167] Tough marijuana policies have also resulted in the disproportionate mass deportation of over 250,000 legal immigrants in the United States. [168]
On February 20, 2020, House Bill 136 passed 65 to 30. It was the first time a medical marijuana bill has been taken up by the full House. The bill proposes restrictions on who can have medical marijuana and where it can be used, and prohibits smoking medical marijuana. It stalled in the Senate due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Polling suggests 90% of Kentucky adults support legalizing marijuana for medicinal use, but state lawmakers haven’t budged. Where is weed legal? How Kentucky compares to 37 states that allow ...