My office will ensure that these standards are met. “Kentuckians can have faith in the state’s offices to operate transparently and with integrity.
Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern
She announced on Thursday that she will be investigating how Kentucky’s Office of Medical Cannabis, or OMC as it is known informally, processes license requests.
Ball’s Office said that it will “examine OMC’s business licensing application and award process”, her office added.
Ball, a Republican from Kentucky, stated in a press release that his office continues to receive complaints regarding the Office of Medical Cannabis’ lottery system for the awarding of medical cannabis licenses. Ball, a Republican, said in a statement that “Kentuckians need to have faith that offices at the state level operate with integrity and transparency.”
Crystal Staley was a spokeswoman of Gov. Andy Beshear said (D) that no one had filed any legal claims challenging Kentucky medical cannabis laws and regulations.
Staley stated that “we have always been transparent throughout the process, and this is why we streamed the process live online.” “The individuals who have come forward to express ‘concerns’ went through the full process and did not complain until after not being selected in the lottery.”
Kentuckians with chronic diseases will be able to use medical marijuana in 2023. In 2018, the House Bill 829, a bipartisan bill that was signed into law by the Governor and the House of Representatives, pushed the date for the licensing of medical cannabis from January 20,25 to July 1, 2020.
During the application period, which was July 1–August 31, the state received 4,998 applications for medical cannabis business licenses, including 918 cultivator and processor applications.
Patients that qualify for medical cannabis include those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, cancer and other conditions approved by the FDA.
Kentucky Lottery Corporation conducted the lottery for licenses.
Beshear announced Thursday at his weekly press briefing that, since January, “more than 12 000 Kentuckians” have been certified and over 8,000 Kentuckians successfully obtained a medical marijuana card.
The original publication of this story is Kentucky Lantern.
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