Kentucky officials have approved the state’s first-ever medical marijuana business license for a testing lab—and they’ve also scheduled a lottery to grant the first batch of cultivator and processor licenses for next month—the governor announced on Thursday.
During a press briefing, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said implementation of the medical cannabis legalization law he signed last year is “coming really soon,” and in order to ensure that patient have access to the “life-changing medication,” his administration has worked with lawmakers to streamline the licensing process.
To that end, the first approved medical marijuana license has now been awarded to KCA Labs, an existing testing facility that works with the hemp industry.
“These facilities are responsible for testing every medical cannabis product before it gets to a Kentucky cardholder,” the governor said. “Our mission is to ensure Kentuckians with serious medical conditions have access to safe and high quality tested medical cannabis products.”
“As the Commonwealth’s first licensed medical cannabis business and laboratory, that’s exactly what KCA is going to help us do. I love that the first license is going to an entity that helps us do this safely,” he said. “The safety compliance facilities like KCA will guarantee that
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