Cannabis Regulations in Kentucky (2026)
14 rules on the books across Kentucky, 8 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
Kentucky: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsKentucky's Office of Medical Cannabis licenses dispensaries under KRS Chapter 218B with statewide buffer requirements…
Read full rule →Boone County
Heavy RestrictionsBoone County, Kentucky prohibits every cannabis business from operating anywhere in the unincorporated county under §…
Read full rule →Campbell County
Heavy RestrictionsCampbell County's fiscal court banned every category of cannabis business defined under Kentucky's medical cannabis…
Read full rule →Kenton County
Heavy RestrictionsKenton County's Fiscal Court has prohibited every cannabis business from operating anywhere within the county under §…
Read full rule →Daviess County
Significant RestrictionsDaviess County allows licensed medicinal cannabis businesses only in the unincorporated county, outside Owensboro and…
Read full rule →Louisville
Significant RestrictionsLouisville Metro allows medicinal cannabis dispensaries only in C-2 or C-3 zones with a Conditional Use Permit, an 8 AM…
Read full rule →Owensboro
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Owensboro, a medical cannabis dispensary cannot locate closer than one mile from another approved…
Read full rule →Franklin County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, the zoning use table lists medicinal cannabis cultivators, dispensaries…
Read full rule →Lexington
Some RestrictionsLexington-Fayette Urban County Government will not license a medicinal cannabis cultivator, dispensary, producer…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Louisville
Significant RestrictionsLouisville Metro's Land Development Code keeps medicinal cannabis dispensaries, safety compliance facilities…
Read full rule →Owensboro
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Owensboro, medical cannabis businesses must clear a 1,000-foot buffer from any existing primary or…
Read full rule →Franklin County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Franklin County, Kentucky, a licensed cannabis business may not sit within 1,000 feet of an existing…
Read full rule →Lexington
Some RestrictionsLexington-Fayette Urban County Government requires every medicinal cannabis cultivator, dispensary, producer…
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