Kentucky Senate Bill 57 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-07 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
Pending: Senate Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to establish a comprehensive system for medical cannabis, including provisions for medical verification of need; persons allowed to cultivate, use, and possess the drug; organizations allowed to assist in providing the drug; regulation by the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; interaction on the part of state and local governments, including law enforcement, with persons and entities coming within the purview of the Act; and establishment of required reporting and review procedures; rename the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend various KRS sections to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Cannabis Compassion Act.

AN ACT relating to medical cannabis.

Sen. Perry Clark [D]

Sen. Denise Harper Angel [D]

Sen. Steve West [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-07	Senate	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
2017-01-03	Senate	introduced in Senate
2016-12-06	Senate	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB57.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB57/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/17RS/SB57/LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/17RS/SB57/CI.pdf