Summary of Original VersionAmend KRS 13A.220 to make technical corrections.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1Summary
Delete original provisions; amend KRS 217.039 to specify that beverages containing cannabidiol or other cannabinoid products are under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; direct the cabinet to promulgate separate administrative regulations to establish labeling and other requirements for these beverages; require the University of Kentucky Cannabis Center to study beverages containing cannabinoids; direct the University of Kentucky Cannabis Center to study beverages containing cannabinoids and report the results of its study to the Legislative Research Commission by January 1, 2026; prohibit the retail sale of beverages containing cannabidiol or other cannabinoid products on or after the effective date of the Act and before July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Amendment 1 -- J. AdamsSummary
Make title amendment.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- J. HigdonSummary
Retain original provisions; prohibit sale of cannabinoid beverage with an adult-use cannabinoid content above 10 mg or sold in a container less than 7.5 ounce.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- J. AdamsSummary
Amend KRS 241.010 to define "cannabinoid" and "cannabis-infused beverage"; limit cannabis-infused beverages to five milligrams of intoxicating adult-use cannabinoids per product; amend KRS 241.020, 241.060, 241.080, and 241.090 to grant the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the malt beverages administrator authority over the licensing, distribution, and retail sale of cannabis-infused beverages; create new sections of KRS Chapter 243 to grant the department control over the distribution and retail sale of cannabis-infused beverages; limit sales to package sales in wet territory by a quota retail package licensee; enforce age restrictions identical for those for alcoholic beverages; allow manufacturers to self-distribute and direct ship cannabis-infused beverages; require a cannabis-infused beverage retail package license and a quota retail package license to sell cannabis-infused beverages at retail; establish conditions for a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license; amend KRS 243.027 and 243.028 to allow shipment of cannabis-infused beverages with a direct shipper license; amend KRS 243.040 to establish licensure fees for cannabis-infused beverage licensees; amend KRS 243.110 to make cannabis-infused beverage retail package licenses compatible with only a quota retail package license; declare that cannabis-infused beverage distributor licenses are compatible with distributor's or wholesaler's licenses; amend KRS 217.039 to establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services regulates and licenses cannabis-infused beverage manufacturers; confirm that the Department for Alcoholic Beverage Control regulates cannabis-infused beverage retailers and distributors; direct the University of Kentucky Cannabis Center to report on its work relating to cannabis products to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2025; allow wholesalers, distributors, or retailers to sell any inventoried cannabis beverage products exceeding the authorized limits by May 1, 2025; amend KRS 131.1815 and various sections of KRS Chapters 243 and 244 to conform.
Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1Summary
Retain original provisions, except make the five milligram limit on intoxicating adult-use cannabinoids apply to a 12 ounce serving; move jurisdiction over cannabis-infused beverages from the malt beverages administrator to the distilled spirits administrator; direct the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to adopt and exclusively enforce the Department for Public Health administrative regulations relating to cannabis-infused beverages; require the department to promulgate its own administrative regulations on or before July 1, 2026; make the cannabis-infused beverage distributor license either a primary or a supplemental license; amend KRS 243.030 to charge the cannabis-infused beverage retailer an annual $500 fee, the cannabis-infused beverage distributor an annual $520 fee, and the supplemental cannabis-infused beverage distributor an annual $100 fee; modify the due date for the UK Cannabis Center study to January 31, 2026; require the department to report on cannabis beverages by November 1, 2026; extend sale of by the drink cannabis-infused beverages and beverages that exceed the limit until June 1, 2025; allow licensees to sell cannabis-infused beverages at fairs, festivals, and other similar types of events in wet territory in the same manner as a distiller until January 1, 2026.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- A. GentrySummary
Set a maximum concentration of 10 milligrams of intoxicating adult-use cannabinoids per 12 ounce serving of a cannabis-infused beverage.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- A. GentrySummary
Set a maximum concentration of 20 milligrams of intoxicating adult-use cannabinoids per 12 ounce serving of a cannabis-infused beverage.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- A. GentrySummary
Set a maximum concentration of 25 milligrams of intoxicating adult-use cannabinoids per 12 ounce serving of a cannabis-infused beverage.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 13A.220
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 217.039
House Committee Substitute 1: 241.010, 241.020, 241.060, 241.080, 241.090, 243.020, 243.027, 243.028, 243.030, 243.075, 243.0811, 243.090, 243.100, 243.110, 243.200, 243.380, 243.390, 243.450, 243.480, 243.490, 243.540, 244.060, 244.080, 244.150, 244.160, 244.202, 131.1815, 217.039, 243.034, 243.0341
Current: 241.010, 241.020, 241.060, 241.080, 241.090, 243.020, 243.027, 243.028, 243.040, 243.075, 243.0811, 243.090, 243.100, 243.110, 243.200, 243.380, 243.390, 243.450, 243.480, 243.490, 243.540, 244.060, 244.080, 244.150, 244.160, 244.202, 131.1815, 217.039, 243.034, 243.0341