Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced that his state's medical cannabis program has reached another milestone as Natural State GreenGrass CannaCo, a Tier III cultivation facility based in Madison County, has been approved to begin cultivation activities. This is one of the two largest cultivation facilities in the state. The facility will eventually expand to 25,000 square feet of cultivation space.
“This operator, and so many others, will help us ensure that Kentuckians suffering from serious medical conditions will have safe access to medical cannabis for years to come,” said Beshear in a statement.
The opening, which follows Armory Kentucky in July introducing the first medical cannabis inventory in Kentucky history, has the state on track to begin medical cannabis sales before the end of the year.
Speaking last month during a press briefing, Beshear said dispensaries in the state are ready and waiting for products from local growers.
"Some of the inspections that have to happen in dispensaries, they have to have product that’s there. So I do believe they'll be operating before the end of the year," he told reporters. "I think everybody is working as hard and as fast as they can, but they’re wanting to make sure they do it right as well."
