Kentucky awards the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program

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Kentucky has awarded the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program. A laboratory was selected Thursday to test the products. Gov. Andy Beshear says it's another step toward ensuring eligible Kentuckians have access to safe products. The medical cannabis program is set to launch at the start of 2025.

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to a group gathered to celebrate the governor signing an executive order banning the use of “conversion therapy” on minors, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear called it another step toward ensuring that Kentuckians suffering from a list of serious illnesses have access to safe products when the program launches at the start of 2025.

“I love that the first license is going to an entity that helps us do this safely,” Beshear said at a news conference in Frankfort. But there’s no limit on the number of initial licenses being awarded to safety compliance facilities — the category that KCA Labs comes under — meaning there’s no need for a lottery.

“Our mission is to ensure Kentuckians with serious medical conditions have access to safe and high-quality, tested medical cannabis products,” the governor said.KCA Labs is ready for the task, said Jonathan Thompson, its CEO.

 

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