Medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky at the start of 2025 , but colleges in Louisville and around the commonwealth are taking a stance against allowing it on campus.
Multiple Kentucky universities, including the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky, told The Courier Journal they will not allow the prescribed medicine on campus. While some schools didn’t provide a reasoning behind the policy, experts in the marijuana industry say discrepancies between state and federal law are to blame.
Marijuana remains illegal on the federal level and is classified as a Schedule I drug , putting it in the same category as heroin and LSD. The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act , an amendment of the Higher Education Act, requires higher education institutions that receive federal funding to enact policies banning illicit drugs on campus…