Gov. Andy Beshear said the vast majority of license applications are for dispensaries.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear announced during his Team Kentucky update on Thursday the Kentucky Medical Marijuana Program received 4,998 applications for licenses from prospective medical cannabis businesses.
Last year, Beshear signed an executive order legalizing medical marijuana in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. On July 1 this year, the online portal opened to apply for a medical cannabis business license. The application period closed last weekend.
The vast majority of the 4,998 applications were for medical cannabis dispensary licenses. Beshear said the program received 4,076 dispensary applications.
“Today the results are clear: there is incredible, if not overwhelming interest, especially among Kentuckians. That’s proof that the program is going to meet its goals,” Beshear said.
The governor said the only concern at the moment is handling the massive amount of license applications. Beshear said the program was hit by a “big flood” of applications in the …