A bill that would make recreational marijuana legal for everyone 21 and older has been filed in Kentucky’s Legislature.
The aptly titled House Bill 420 was filed this week by State Representative Rachel Roberts with six legislative cosponsors. The measure has been assigned to the House Committee on Committees.
The legislation would establish a system of licensed, regulated and taxed marijuana businesses. Marijuana stores would be allowed to sell marijuana and marijuana products to anyone 21 and older, with sales taxed at 9% at the possession limit for dried flower set at one ounce.
The law would allow those previously charged with possessing marijuana to have the charge expunged (removed) from their record, and it provides employee protections so that those who use marijuana legally cannot be fired for their marijuana use as long as it’s off-the-job.
For the full text of House Bill 420, click here.
Separate legislation, House Bill 72, was filed earlier this month by Representative Nima Kulkarni. The proposed law states that a person 21 and older who “possesses, traffics, or cultivates a personal use quantity of cannabis shall not be subject to any penalty for that activity.”
In March Kentucky Governor Andy Beshea signed into law legislation that legalizes medical marijuana, with the law set to take full effect in 2025.
