{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-218b.105","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 218B.105","heading":"Cultivator and cultivator agent -- Permissible actions -- Cultivator tiers","body":"and square feet limitations.\n(1) A cultivator or cultivator agent acting on behalf of a cultivator shall not be subject\nto prosecution under state or local law, to search or inspection except by the cabinet\npursuant to KRS 218B.100, or to seizure or penalty in any manner, or be denied any\nright or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary action by\na court or business licensing board, for acting pursuant to this chapter and the\ncabinet's administrative regulations for:\n(a) Acquiring, possessing, planting, cultivating, raising, harvesting, trimming, or\nstoring cannabis seeds, seedlings, plants, or raw plant material;\n(b) Delivering, transporting, transferring, supplying, or selling raw plant material\nor related supplies to other licensed cannabis businesses in this state; or\n(c) Selling cannabis seeds or seedlings to similar entities that are licensed to\ncultivate cannabis in this state or in any other jurisdiction.\n(2) Cultivators and cultivator agents acting on behalf of a cultivator shall:\n(a) Only deliver raw plant material to a licensed processor, licensed producer,\nlicensed safety compliance facility, or licensed dispensary for fair market\nvalue;\n(b) Only deliver raw plant material to a licensed dispensary, processor, or\nproducer after it has been checked by a safety compliance facility agent for\ncannabinoid contents and contaminants in accordance with administrative\nregulations promulgated by the cabinet;\n(c) Not supply a dispensary with more than the amount of raw plant material\nreasonably required by a dispensary; and\n(d) Not deliver, transfer, or sell raw plant material with a delta -9\ntetrahydrocannabinol content of more than thirt y-five percent (35%) to a\nlicensed dispensary, processor, or producer.\n(3) (a) A Tier I cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of two thousand\nfive hundred (2,500) square feet.\n(b) A Tier II cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of ten thousand\n(10,000) square feet.\n(c) A Tier III cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of twenty -five\nthousand (25,000) square feet.\n(d) A Tier IV cultivator shall not exceed an in door growth area of fifty thousand\n(50,000) square feet.","path":["KRS Chapter 218B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54291","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:31Z","sha256":"3f6ef0a84c87022d8546b6122eaaa5d0085f706c2ebeb6c217c78014f63cbc29","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-218b.100","next":"us-ky/krs-218b.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}