medical marijuana

A rural town in Ohio County will be home to Kentucky’s first medical cannabis dispensary. While more than 11,000 patients are certified to purchase the product, supply chain issues make it uncertain when medical marijuana will land on dispensary shelves.

A rural town in western Kentucky will be home to the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary. The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam has received approval to open the state’s first dispensary since medical marijuana became legal on Jan. 1.

A physician and educator are the first two recipients of cards allowing patients to legally obtain medical cannabis in Kentucky. The state’s medical marijuana program officially began on Jan. 1.

The manager of a retail cannabis store in Bowling Green will soon find out if he won the lottery.The first of two random drawings will take place on Monday to award dispensary licenses under Kentucky’s emerging medical marijuana program.

Starting Dec. 1, Kentuckians with a range of chronic illnesses can begin visiting their doctor to be approved for medical marijuana. Patients wanting access must have received written certification from their physician.

Kentucky has issued its first-ever medical marijuana license. Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday that KCA Labs in Nicholasville received the first license under the state’s medical cannabis program that will launch Jan. 1, 2025.

“The jury is no longer out on marijuana: It has medical uses and is currently being used for medical purposes,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a letter to the DEA. “The recognition is overwhelming – and bipartisan.

Businesses that want to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for Kentucky can start applying for permits starting Monday, part of an accelerated push to have products available in early 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.

The new law would allow Kentucky to issue medical cannabis licenses to businesses as early as this summer, increasing the odds that cannabis will be available for patients at dispensaries beginning 2025.

A GOP lawmaker believes his bill to move up the licensing timeline for medical cannabis businesses in Kentucky will pass into law before the end of the session.