Status: Cannabis is illegal for medical and recreational use.
Most Recent/Upcoming Legislation: HB 136 – passes 16-1
Description: Action wasn’t taken during the session – patients will have to wait until 2020 to receive medical cannabis
History of Kentucky Cannabis Legislation
2015: House Bill 3 & Senate Bill 40 – proposed to establishing medical cannabis, but both failed to pass out of committee
2017: SB 76 for recreational marijuana – didn’t receive a vote or hearing
2017: SB 80 for recreational marijuana – didn’t receive a vote or hearing
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization
Phone: (202) 224-4343
Email/Website: www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=contact
Address: 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2020
Senator Rand Paul, Republican
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level
Phone: (202) 224-4343
Email/Website: www.paul.senate.gov/connect/email-rand
Address: 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2022
Representative James Comer, Republican, First District
Stance: Only allow Cannabis Businesses To Use Banks.
Phone: (202) 225-3115
Email/Website: https://comer.house.gov/
Address: 1037 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Brett Guthrie, Republican, Second District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-3501
Email/Website: https://guthrie.house.gov/
Address: 2434 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative John Yarmuth, Democrat, Third District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-5401
Email/Website: https://yarmuth.house.gov/
Address: 402 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Thomas Massie, Republican, Fourth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-3465
Email/Website: https://massie.house.gov/
Address: 2453 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Harold Rogers, Republican, Fifth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4601
Email/Website: https://halrogers.house.gov/
Address: 2406 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Andy Barr, Republican, Sixth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4706
Email/Website: https://barr.house.gov/
Address: 2430 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515