KRS § 218B.115 Processor and processor agent -- Permissible actions.
Processors and processor agents may do certain cannabis-related activities, but processors may not handle products over specified THC limits or products containing vitamin E acetate.
218B.115 Processor and processor agent -- Permissible actions. (1) A processor or processor agent acting on behalf of a processor shall not be subject to prosecution under state or local law, to search or inspection except by the cabinet pursuant to KRS 218B.100, to seizure or penalty in any manner, or be denied any right or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary action by a court or business licensing board, for acting pursuant to this chapter and the cabinet's administrative regulations for: (a) Acquiring or purchasing raw plant material from a cultivator, processor, or producer in this state; (b) Possessing, processing, preparing, manufacturing, manipulating, blending, preparing, or packaging medicinal cannabis; (c) Transferring, transporting, supplying, or selling medicinal cannabis and related supplies to other cannabis businesses in this state; or (d) Selling cannabis seeds or seedlings to similar entities that are licensed to cultivate cannabis in this state or in any other jurisdiction. (2) A processor licensed under this section shall not possess, process, produce, or manufacture: (a) Raw plant material with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content of more than thirty-five percent (35%); (b) Medicinal cannabis products intended for oral consumption as an edible, oil, or tincture with more than ten (10) milligrams of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol per serving; (c) Any medicinal cannabis product not described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol content of more than seventy percent (70%); or (d) Any medicinal cannabis product that contains vitamin E acetate. Effective: July 1, 2024 History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 22, effective July 1, 2024. Legislative Research Commission Note (4/17/2024). The effective date of the creation of this statute in 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 22, was changed from January 1, 2025, to July 1, 2024, in 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 24.