Qualified patients can apply for a medical cannabis card on or after Jan. 1, 2025.
KENTUCKY, USA — Kentuckians with qualifying medical conditions will have medical cannabis in their hands within the next few months.
The state’s Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) has held three lotteries to distribute the handful of available licenses to the thousands of businesses looking to start operating across the Commonwealth.
Dozens of businesses have already been licensed, or awarded a license, to begin cultivating, processing and distributing medical marijuana after Jan. 1, 2025.
There were only 26 licenses available total for both cultivators, which are broken up by tier based on the size of the facility, and processors.
As for dispensaries, there will be four locations in each of the 11 licensing regions.
Only one dispensary can operate in a county, with the exception of Jefferson and Fayette counties. Those counties will have an additional …