The 2026 Kentucky General Assembly convened with three new bills related to cannabis and health care that warrant attention from advocates and Kentuckians interested in sensible cannabis policy reform.

Kentucky’s first medical cannabis dispensary sold out its entire inventory in just seven days, then temporarily closed, a fast start that highlights both intense statewide demand and the tight supply constraints of a brand-new program.

The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam opened December 13 and exhausted its limited stock by December 20, owner Trip Hoffman told Spectrum News 1. Hoffman said the sellout happened on the timeline he expected.

President Donald Trump put his signature on the latest executive order, reclassifying marijuana.

The order directs the Attorney General to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, a change from its previous Schedule I classification

President Donald Trump says he is strongly considering signing an executive order rescheduling marijuana to a lower classification.

The move would loosen federal restrictions but not fully legalize the drug.

The Post Dispensary, Kentucky’s first medical cannabis dispensary, opened its doors Saturday morning in Ohio County.

Lisa Myers has been braving the cold since 5 a.m., earning the spot as the first person to purchase medical cannabis from a dispensary in the Commonwealth. 

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