Bill > HB224

This bill: - Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to exempt possession of a personal use quantity of cannabis (defined as 1 ounce or less of cannabis, 5 grams or less of resin/concentrates, 1000mg or less of THC in products, or 5 or fewer cannabis plants) from civil or criminal penalty. - Amends definitions in KRS 218A.010 to define "cannabis," "personal use quantity of cannabis," and "cannabis accessory." - Amends existing laws to conform with the exemption for personal use quantities of cannabis, including possession, trafficking, and cultivation offenses. - Exempts personal use cannabis accessories from drug paraphernalia laws. - Exempts personal use quantities of cannabis from the cannabis stamp tax. - Creates a new section in KRS Chapter 431 to allow expungement of certain cannabis-related convictions, including possession, cultivation, and paraphernalia offenses involving personal use quantities. Overall, the bill decriminalizes possession of personal use quantities of cannabis and provides for expungement of certain prior cannabis convictions.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb224.html