Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball is launching an investigation into the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis Program and its execution of the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program.
Kentucky’s medical cannabis business license system uses a lottery-based approach that is supposed to ensure a fair and transparent selection process for applicants. Ball said she is launching an investigation after fielding complaints about how the process was conducted.
“My office has continued to receive complaints about how the Office of Medical Cannabis administered the lottery process for awarding medical cannabis business licenses,” Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball said in a press release. “Kentuckians should have confidence that state offices operate with transparency and integrity, and my office is committed to ensuring those standards.”
The auditor’s office will begin its investigation by examining OMC’s business license application and award processes.