Kentucky's medical cannabis law does not permit patient home cultivation; only state-licensed cultivators may grow cannabis, and unauthorized growing in Lexington remains a felony under KRS 218A.1422.
Unlike Missouri or Virginia, Kentucky's KRS Chapter 218B explicitly excludes patient home cultivation from the medical cannabis program. Only OMC-licensed Tier I-IV cultivators may grow plants, in secured indoor or greenhouse facilities meeting 915 KAR 1:080 security standards. A registered cardholder caught growing personal plants faces the same penalties as any unlicensed grower under KRS 218A.1422 (Cultivation of Marijuana), a Class B misdemeanor for fewer than five plants and a Class D felony for five or more. Lexington police and the Bluegrass Narcotics Task Force enforce these provisions; the medical card provides no defense for cultivation charges.
Growing cannabis at home without a state cultivator license is criminal under KRS 218A.1422, a misdemeanor below five plants and a Class D felony at five or more, regardless of medical cardholder status.
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