AND BUSINESSES. KENTUCKY IS GEARING UP FOR ITS ROLLOUT OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA. SOME COMMUNITIES, LIKE FORT RIGHT IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY, ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HANDLE IT. THE STATE WILL HOLD A LOTTERY TO AWARD ITS FIRST LICENSES TO BUSINESSES, BUT CITIES AND COUNTIES WILL HAVE A SAY IN WHETHER THEY WANT ONE. WE ALSO SEE THAT OPTING OUT FOR NOW WOULD PRESERVE THE CITY’S OPTIONS, AS A CITY COULD OPT IN IF THEY CHOOSE. BUT BY US OPTING OUT, THAT WOULD. AND UNTIL A CITY ACTS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO BE ALSO NO OFF LIMI
Kentucky communities deciding how to handle legalization of medical marijuana
Updated: 8:48 AM EDT Jun 6, 2024
Kentucky is gearing up for its rollout of medical marijuana.Some communities, like Fort Wright in northern Kentucky, are trying to figure out how to handle it.The state will hold a lottery to award its first licenses to businesses.But cities and counties across the Commonwealth will have a say in whether they want one.”We also see that opting out for now would preserve the city’s options. A city could opt in if they choose, but by us opting out, that would, until a city acts, would allow them to be also off limits,” said Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore.Businesses can begin applying for licenses on July 1.
Kentucky is gearing up for its rollout of medical marijuana.
Some communities, like Fort Wright in northern Kentucky, are trying to figure out how to handle it.
The state will hold a lottery to award its first licenses to businesses.
But cities and counties across the Commonwealth will have a say in whether they want one.
“We also see that opting out for now would preserve the city’s options. A city could opt in if they choose, but by us opting out, that would, until a city acts, would allow them to be also off limits,” said Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore.
Businesses can begin applying for licenses on July 1.