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US (KY): Over 1800 want medical cannabis certification

The legalization of medical marijuana is near in the commonwealth with a program kickoff of Jan. 1, 2025, and plenty wanting to participate.

"Since Dec. 1 of 2024, so that's just the last 18 days, over 1,800 Kentuckians have visited one of our registered practitioners and received written certifications," Gov. Andy Beshear said in his Team Kentucky update Thursday, meaning more than 100 daily.

The conditions that have received the most written certifications are chronic pain with 1,374 followed by post-traumatic stress disorder with 599 and multiple sclerosis with 216. Currently, more than 220 physicians are authorized to write certifications, Beshear said, one of the multiple steps to obtaining a medical marijuana card.

According to the Kentucky General Assembly Cabinet for Health and Family Services, applicants who may qualify for medical marijuana in Kentucky must be a state resident (with a few exceptions), have no felony record, have a qualifying medical condition, and have visited a licensed practitioner and received a written certification to use medical cannabis. Applications can be submitted with the Office of Medical Cannabis starting Jan. 1.

Read more at Courier Journal

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