One of the first medical marijuana cultivators in Kentucky is making plans to scale up its business in the next several months, with its first harvest expected in February. On Friday, VS Kentucky Ops in Jessamine County announced it had received approval from state officials to begin operating. It's now officially open for business. The business plans to hire more than 50 employees in the coming months as it grows to a 10,000-square-foot operation, employees at the facility told members of the media and local officials during a tour and ribbon cutting Monday.
"Our No. 1 goal is to provide safe, consistent plant medicine to these patients who need it," said Boston Dickerson, director and CEO of Trilux KY Management, the company tasked with running the facility.
"It's a very unique plant, and I think as Kentuckians start to see that and have safe access to consistent cannabis, there's so many ailments that this plant can help with," Dickerson said. Kentucky legalized medical marijuana in Kentucky in 2023 with the passage of Senate Bill 47.
Two years later, the program is still in its infancy as a network of cultivators, product processors and dispensaries works to get off the ground. Dispensaries are the public-facing side of the industry where sales take place, while cultivators, processors and safety compliance laboratories play a support role.
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