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In 2023, Kentucky became the most recent state to pass a law prohibiting the denial of organ transplantation to patients solely because of their marijuana use. The legislation is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2025. Over the past 11 years, similar measures have been enacted in 21 other states. Though these laws overstep into medical decision-making, they are part of a rising trend.
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