Kentucky is a step closer to a statewide network of medical cannabis dispensaries.

We now know where there will be.

Here's Governor Andy Beshear at his news conference this afternoon.

As of today, we have confirmed locations for 39 of our 48 initial dispensaries throughout the state.

They still have work to do to get open.

But from Pikeville to Paducah, there's going to be a dispensary point for all patients.

To assist in this, we have launched a dispensary directory so cardholders can see how close dispensaries will be to them.

To find a dispensary that will open near you, Kentuckians can visit K-Y med kentucky.gov.

Mayfield will be home to one of the seven facilities in the state that will test medical cannabis for safety and quality.

And a big investment to comes to a community devastated by a tornado just three years ago.

Our Laura Rogers takes us to West Kentucky, where the official groundbreakin Today, we're planning the seeds of progress by taking a bold step towards restoring and revitalizing the economy of a community emerging from loss and hardship.

We hope for the eventual fire station and the courthouse that we broke ground on, but we knew that the lifeblood of a community is business, right?

And a new business is now investing $1 million in Mayfield.

When we met with the people in Graves County, everything fell into place.

State 38, in its name, an indicator of Kentucky becoming the 38th state to legalize medical marijuana.

We'll test those products before they're sold to the public.

It has to go through a safety compliance facility just to make sure that the people of Kentucky are safe, and things are what they say they are.

There's no pesticides, no mold, no metals.

Owner to net Henson.

As a native of the nearby Simpson community and graduate of Graves County High School.

So Mayfield Graves County has always had a piece of my heart.

She says she was skeptical at first of the legalization of medical cannabis.

I was raised at home with no drinking or smoking, and they definitely weren't exposing us to drugs.

I was completely like, no way, this is crazy, you know, what's the world coming to?

But Henson's mind was changed, and she started learning more when she saw the effects of medical cannabis in neighboring Illinois, where it's been legal since 2013.

Medical cannabis in the right dose and the right strain combined with her her pains, can be a miracle drug for people who have spent lots of times in pain without hope.

And this is actually providing another avenue qualifying conditions for medical cannabis in Kentucky include cancer, chronic pain, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Medical cannabis provides relief.

Governor Andy Beshear says being the 38 state to legalize it, we're not the new kid on the block means Kentucky has been able to learn from other states, programs and models.

So this is going to be a safe industry from a law enforcement standpoint, and it's going to be a safe industry from a patient and medical standpoint as well.

Officials say it will also be an economic boost for the once storm ravaged community that's been on the road to recovery for more than three years.

We are tired a bit, but we are moving forward.

And thanks to entrepreneurs and people with a vision like to let.

We are standing so strong.

State 38 will employ 10 to 12 people once construction is complete.

For Kentucky edition, I'm Laura Rogers.

Many thanks.

Laura Mayfield will also be home to a medical cannabis dispensary, one of four in the West Kentucky region.