Kentucky’s pro-marijuana governor just made it easier for citizens in the state to access medical cannabis, but there’s a catch.
Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday signed an executive order, effective Jan. 1, making it legal for Kentucky residents who have one of 21 medical conditions to possess up to 8 ounces of marijuana, The (Cincinnati) Enquirer reported.
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A requirement under the order is those residents must have a receipt of a medical marijuana purchase in another state.
And therein lies the rub.
Kentuckians cannot purchase medical marijuana from the nearest states with MMJ programs.
Ohio allows medical marijuana reciprocity with patients from other states, but “regulators have not reached any agreements to accept patients from other states’ programs,” The Enquirer noted, and “Missouri and West Virginia also do not accept out-of-state patients.”
That means Kentucky residents seeking marijuana treatments must visit states that sell recreational
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