Businesses in Erlanger, Florence and Alexandria were among the first medical cannabis dispensaries to be selected in the state’s license lottery, according to an announcement from the governor’s office on Monday.
“Team Kentucky has worked hard to ensure that all medical cannabis business applicants have an equal and fair chance to become a part of this emerging industry,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a press release. “Today’s dispensary announcement moves us one step closer to ensuring Kentuckians with serious medical conditions have access to the safe, affordable medicine they need.”
Thirty-six dispensary businesses throughout the commonwealth were selected at random to receive licenses in this first lottery round. A second dispensary lottery will occur on Dec. 16, but Northern Kentucky businesses will not be considered in that drawing.
Other rounds of licensing will occur in the future. Licenses for the other types of facilities established after the General Assembly voted to allow medical cannabis occurred at the end of October.
“The Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis received 4,998 applications, of which 4,075 were dispensary applicants,” said Sam Flynn, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis in the same press release. “Those applicants selected in today’s license lottery will have 15 days to pay their license fees. Once the fee has been paid, the office will issue a license to that business.”
A list of the businesses selected in Northern Kentucky are below:
- Yellow Flowers, LLC in Erlanger
- Nicole Tirella in Alexandria
- Bluegrass Cannacare, LLC in Florence
- Green Grass Cannabis, LLC in Erlanger