Medical Cannabis Program
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Kentucky is moving to the next phase with the rollout of its medical cannabis program.
Kentucky's medical marijuana program has received more than 2,600 applications for business licenses, and most of those applications were for dispensaries. But state law puts a limit on the number of dispensaries that will be allowed to operate once the program is up and running in January.
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Medical Cannabis Program
Clip: Season 3 Episode 67 | 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Kentucky's medical marijuana program has received more than 2,600 applications for business licenses, and most of those applications were for dispensaries. But state law puts a limit on the number of dispensaries that will be allowed to operate once the program is up and running in January.
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Kentucky's medical marijuana program has received more than 2600 applications for business licenses.
That's according to the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis.
The application window closed on Friday.
Companies looking to cultivate and process medical marijuana submitted more than 360 applications combined.
Most of the applications received were for dispensaries.
State law caps, the number of dispensaries allowed at 48.
They'll be spread out with at least 4 in each of these 11 regions.
You see on your screen next month, the state will use a lottery system to select which businesses well be awarded the licenses.
The Kentucky General Assembly legalized medical cannabis for qualifying patients in 2023. setting a start date for the program for January of 2025.
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