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Cannabis Regulations in Bowling Green, KY (2026)

2 verified cannabis regulations for Bowling Green, Kentucky, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Home Cultivation

Home cultivation of marijuana is PROHIBITED in Bowling Green and across Kentucky. The state's medical cannabis program (SB 47 of 2023 as amended by HB 829 of 2024) authorizes only licensed cultivators, processors, dispensaries, and safety compounders — there is no patient-grow or caregiver-grow allowance. Personal cultivation of cannabis remains a criminal offense under KRS 218A.1422 (marijuana cultivation) regardless of medical-card status. Recreational marijuana is not legal in Kentucky.

Cannabis Home Cultivation in Bowling Green

Heavy Restrictions

Dispensary Zoning

Bowling Green opted IN to host medical cannabis dispensaries. The Warren County City County Planning Commission adopted zoning amendments in spring 2024 limiting medical cannabis retail to properties zoned Highway Business (HB), prohibiting locations adjacent to agricultural or residential districts, requiring at least one mile between dispensaries, and barring locations within 1,000 feet of any school, college, or daycare. The City of Bowling Green Board of Commissioners followed with a local licensing ordinance in early 2025. Three Bowling Green dispensary licenses have been issued by the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis.

Cannabis Dispensary Zoning in Bowling Green

Heavy Restrictions

Looking for Warren County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Bowling Green city rules.

Cannabis Regulations in Warren County