Health and Family Services
General Administration and Program Support Office of Medical Cannabis
Actual FY 2024Actual FY 2025Revised FY 2026Recommended FY 2027Recommended FY 2028
SOURCE OF FUNDS
General Fund
Regular Appropriation5,215,0005,154,6005,154,6005,154,600
Total General Fund5,215,0005,154,6005,154,6005,154,600
Restricted Funds
Balance Forward27,213,40027,427,2003,727,800
Current Receipts30,319,5742,200,0002,175,0002,167,600
Non-Revenue Receipts(790,000)(24,000,000)
Total Restricted Funds29,529,57429,413,4005,602,2005,895,400
TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS34,744,57434,568,00010,756,80011,050,000
EXPENDITURES BY CLASS
Personnel Costs6,302,8016,504,1006,392,3006,490,400
Operating Expenses603,681603,700603,700603,700
Grants Loans Benefits32,95633,00033,00033,000
Capital Outlay155,273
TOTAL EXPENDITURES7,094,7117,140,8007,029,0007,127,100
EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE
General Fund4,778,5125,154,6005,154,6005,154,600
Restricted Funds2,316,1991,986,2001,874,4001,972,500
TOTAL EXPENDITURES7,094,7117,140,8007,029,0007,127,100
Senate Bill 47 of the 2023 Regular Session legalizes medical cannabis in the commonwealth effective January 1, 2025 and established the Office of Medical Cannabis.
The Office of Medical Cannabis in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is charged under KRS Chapter 218B with implementing and administering Kentucky's Medical Cannabis Program.
As of April 18, 2024, the Program has filed 17 regulations establishing the processes and procedures for medical cannabis businesses and registered cardholders.
Regulations regarding cannabis businesses establish how cultivators, processors, producers, safety compliance facilities, and dispensaries will apply, become licensed, and operate in the Commonwealth. Regulations regarding patients, designated caregivers, and practitioners establish the procedures to receive a written certification and a medical cannabis card, supply limits, and procedures to publish a list of varieties of medical cannabis.