A second round of selectees will be drawn Dec. 16
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 25, 2024) – Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the results of the commonwealth’s first of two license lotteries for medical cannabis dispensaries. During the event, held at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation in Louisville, 36 applicants were selected to receive medical cannabis dispensary licenses through a random number generator.
“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,” said Gov. Beshear. “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.”
Four selectees from each of nine dispensary regions were pulled at the drawing:
Region 3 – Northeast
- RTZ 20 LLC – Ashland, Boyd County
- Boarder Construction LLC – Ashland, Boyd County
- Southern Green Wellness LLC – Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County
- Bluegrass Blooms LLC – Ashland, Boyd County
Region 4 – South Central
- Zeus Agoraios LLC – Franklin, Simpson County
- AR-MO-KY-MS Cannabis Ventures LLC – Bowling Green, Warren County
- PROMO PULSE LLC – Bowling Green, Warren County
- FLOWER RADAR LLC – Bowling Green, Warren County
Region 5 – Cumberland
- REED KY DISPENSARY LLC – Somerset, Pulaski County
- ERH KY LLC – Somerset, Pulaski County
- JM Medicinals LLC – Russell Springs, Russell County
- No 1 Boundary LLC – Corbin, Whitley County
Region 6 – Mountain
- BSRKYAPP LLC – Martin, Floyd County
- HYE Property Management LLC – Stanton, Powell County
- Kentuckyzen LLC – Pikeville, Pike County
- REED KY DISPENSARY LLC – Pikeville, Pike County
Region 7 – Pennyrile
- Mallard Club LLC – Oak Grove, Christian County
- ARKY Capital Investments LLC – Eddyville, Lyon County
- River City Relief House LLC – Eddyville, Lyon County
- DPDMJF Cannabis Holding Company LLC – Eddyville, Lyon County
Region 8 – West Kentucky
- OM MED LLC – Paducah, McCracken County
- KY-CannCo LLC – Paducah, McCracken County
- Green4U LLC – Mayfield, Graves County
- Leiber Canna II LLC – Paducah, McCracken County
Region 9 – Lincoln Trail
- Barrio Capital Partners LLC – Elizabethtown, Hardin County
- Thoroughtrek LLC – Radcliff, Hardin County
- NGHKC – Eastview, Hardin County
- Wynn Win LLC – Elizabethtown, Hardin County
Region 10 – Northern Kentucky
- YELLOW FLOWERS LLC – Erlanger, Kenton County
- Nicole Tirella – Alexandria, Campbell County
- Bluegrass Cannacare LLC – Florence, Boone County
- GREEN GRASS CANNABIS LLC – Erlanger, Kenton County
Region 11 – Green River
- OTC KY 3 LLC – Henderson, Henderson County
- Bungalow House LLC – Owensboro, Daviess County
- Tree Soft LLC – Henderson, Henderson County
- CP INVESTMENT LLC – Owensboro, Daviess County
“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. “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.”
Flynn added that a second license lottery for dispensaries will occur Dec. 16, and the regions that will be pulled on that date are Region 1: Bluegrass, Region 1: Fayette County only, Region 2: Kentuckiana and Region 2: Jefferson County only. To learn more about the licensing structure and application process, visit kymedcan.ky.gov.
“The Kentucky Lottery is honored to be asked to conduct the required drawings, and we thank the Governor for allowing us to be a part of this impactful initiative,” said Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Mary Harville. “Over the 35 years of its existence, the Lottery has been known for conducting drawings for a plethora of its draw-based games, first with machines and balls, and now, with state-of-the-art random number generators. These drawings are conducted with the highest level of integrity and are in accordance with industry established procedures. We are happy to be able to bring this level of integrity to the cannabis drawings.”
“This is an exciting moment for Kentucky,” said Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander. “By providing medical cannabis as a safe, regulated treatment option, we are not only creating new opportunities for economic growth but, more importantly, more hope and choice for those with serious medical conditions.”
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