Why Kentucky Medical Marijuana Is So Expensive

Medical cannabis prices in Kentucky, where legal MMJ sales began in December, are too high for some patients, lawmakers heard.

As of July 1, Kentucky MMJ patients are no longer allowed to purchase cannabis from out of state and bring it back into the state. As a result, some patients are now paying five times as much for similar products, WKU reported.

That’s what state lawmakers heard from cannabis patient Ricky Hunt, 60, who testified before the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture last week, as WKU reported.

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Before the July 1 executive order from Gov. Andy Beshear banning out-of-state products in Kentucky – where dispensaries have had to temporarily close because of supply issues – Hunt would travel to Illinois, where a one-gram vaporizer cartridge could cost $24.

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