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On-demand Webinar: Kentucky Medical Cannabis Licensing Applications: Strategies for Success

By Hannah King
August 8, 2024
  • Kentucky Cannabis Law
  • Licensing & Regulatory
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Signed into law on April 17, 2024, by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, House Bill 829 makes several changes to Kentucky’s medical cannabis law, including the licensing timeline, opt-outs by local jurisdictions, inspections and provisional registration for patients. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services has also issued new proposed regulations setting forth the process and requirements for applications for cannabis businesses licenses.

One of the most striking features of Kentucky’s new medical cannabis regulatory scheme is the adoption of a limited license structure, deviating from previous expectations of a more open medical market in Kentucky. HB 829 accelerates the licensing process by six months, meaning the application period began on July 1, 2024, and ends on August 31, 2024. If applications outnumber available licenses, which is certain to occur, licenses will be awarded through a lottery system.

Dentons’ Kentucky Cannabis Law practice recently hosted the webinar, “Kentucky Medical Cannabis Licensing Applications: Strategies for Success,” to help prospective applicants prepare for the cannabis business license application process. To learn more about eligibility for a cannabis business licenses, factors that might disqualify a cannabis business, what information and documentation applicants will be required to submit, and what you can expect the lottery process to look like, our 60-minute on-demand webinar features an in-depth discussion with Hannah King, Jason Ams, Kristin McCall and Arin Aragona from our Kentucky Cannabis team.

For more information, or to request access to the on-demand webinar, visit our webinar landing page.

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Hannah E. King, a partner on the Dentons Cannabis team, is one of Maine’s leading authorities on the highly regulated and complicated cannabis industry. Hannah advises hundreds of cannabis businesses from small family-run businesses to large publicly traded, multi-state operators in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

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