Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB895: AN ACT relating to the regulation of psychoactive substances.
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to establish the Department of Psychoactive Substances; define terms; make the department responsible for the oversight, regulation, and enforcement of cannabis, kratom, and designated hemp products; grant the department jurisdiction over regulated products and regulated adult-use products, which are a type of regulated products that include lawful products with psychoactive effects meant for human consumption; set out the functions, powers, and duties of the department, including the creation of a Regulated Products Control Board; establish hemp and kratom divisions within the department and the categories for licensure; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations, limit numbers of licenses, and set licensing fees; establish procedures for license denial, suspension, and revocation, and other disciplinary matters; prohibit use of regulated adult-use products by anyone under 21; move control over cannabis-infused beverages and direct shippers of regulated adult-use products from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the Department of Psychoactive Substances; create the Kentucky hemp fund and the Department of Psychoactive Substances fund; establish laboratory and testing standards and procedures; exempt designated persons from prosecution or discipline, including attorneys who represent those affiliated with regulated adult-use products; amend KRS 12.020 and 12.252 to place the Department of Psychoactive Substances in the Public Protection Cabinet; amend KRS 217.039 to move regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoids and manufacturers of cannabis-infused beverages to the Department of Psychoactive Substances from the Department for Public Health; amend KRS 2.015, 138.870, 218A.010, 218B.010, 218B.015, 218B.090, 260.852, 260.858, 260.862, 260.8635, and various sections of KRS Chapters 241 to 244 to conform; require the Department of Agriculture, Department for Public Health, and Department
What the bill says
An act relating to the regulation of psychoactive substances.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the regulation of psychoactive substances. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. KRS CHAPTER 239 IS ESTABLISHED AND A NEW SECTION THEREOF IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: As used in this chapter, unless the context requires (2) "Cannabinoid" means a compound found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa L. from a United States Department of Agriculture sanctioned domestic hemp production program or a Kentucky sanctioned hemp-derived cannabinoid product program; (3) "Cannabis": (a) Means marijuana as defined in Section 23 of this Act when cultivated, harvested, processed, produced, transported, dispensed, distributed, sold, possessed, or used in accordance with this chapter; (b) Includes cannabis products; and (c) Does not 2. Hemp-derived cannabinoids; and 3. Medicinal cannabis as defined in Section 24 of this Act; (4) "Cannabis-infused beverage": (a) Means a properly permitted adult-use cannabinoid liquid product intended for human consumption that has intoxicating properties that change the function of the nervous system and results in alterations of perception, cognition, or behavior; (b) Shall not contain more than five (5) milligrams of adult-use cannabinoids per twelve (12) ounce serving, within a twenty percent (20%) variance or a variance established by the department, whichever is lower; and XXXX 3/4/2026 12:01 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1643 (c) Shall not include: …
Sponsors
- Alan Gentry (D, HD-046) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Fees, Cannabis, Drugs And Medicines, Trade Practices And Retailing, Licensing, Boards And Commissions, Sales
Common questions
- What is HB895?
- HB895 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the regulation of psychoactive substances.
- What does HB895 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the regulation of psychoactive substances.
- What is the status of HB895?
- In committee as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB895?
- Alan Gentry (D, HD-046).
- Where is the official record for HB895?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb895.html
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