Kentucky’s medical marijuana executive order goes into effect Jan. 1. What to know

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order to partly legalize medical marijuana in the Bluegrass State for certain individuals goes into effect Jan. 1.

Barring any litigation, court rulings or legislation that block the order from going into effect, here is how the governor’s medical marijuana order will work in Kentucky from that day forward.

Who is eligible to possess and use medical marijuana?

According to Beshear’s order, individuals within Kentucky who are diagnosed with one of 21 medical conditions could be eligible to possess and use marijuana purchased legally in others states, under certain conditions.

Eligible individuals are required to have a written certification from a medical provider licensed in Kentucky or from the resident’s home state with a bona fide patient-provider relationship to them, stating the patient suffers from one of the following medical conditions:

• Cancer
• Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease
• Epilepsy
• Intractable seizures
• Parkinson’s disease
• Crohn’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

[Read more at Louisville Courier Journal]