Medical cannabis has been legal in Kentucky all year, and while patients still aren't able to buy it in the bluegrass state—they shouldn't have to wait much longer. The state's Office of Medical Cannabis gave an update on the program on Wednesday October 22 to the Health Services committee in Frankfort.
Right now, the state said three cultivators are growing medical cannabis. The first processing facility, where products will be made—Armory Kentucky—a Tier II cultivator based in Mayfield—is expected to come online by the end of the month. Officials did not share when they expect medical marijuana to be available, but said only one out of 48 planned dispensaries has actually been approved to operate.
"The expectation is, within the next month we'll have more than one dispensary that will be ready to operate. That will be based upon the actual product that will be available for purchase," Cannon Armstrong, executive director of the state's Office of Medical Cannabis, said. "I imagine once that happens, we'll see more dispensaries come online."
Back in August, Gov. Andy Beshear greenlit The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam, and said it was expected to open its doors sometime this fall. Armstrong said Wednesday that 46 out of the state's 48 dispensaries have found their permanent locations while two still need to be settled. He added that those should be finished before the end of this year.
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