LOUISVILLE —Kentucky awarded its first 36 medical cannabis dispensary licenses through a lottery held Monday at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation in Louisville.
These winners, from specific regions, are out of 4,075 who applied for dispensary licenses, according to Sam Flynn, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis.
“This is another major step for ensuring Kentuckians suffering from cancer, PTSD and other serious conditions, have access to safe, affordable medical cannabis,” Gov. Andy Beshear said.
Among the 36 winners is one business in Christian County. Mallard County LLC would operate a dispensary at Oak Grove, according to the state release. The company files its Articles of Organization with the Kentucky Secretary of State on uly 29. Molly Willwerth is listed as the organizer. The address for Mallard Club’s principal office is 458 N. Main St., Madisonville.
Dispensary winners
The Monday winners and their regions are:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- BSRKYAPP LLC – Martin, Floyd County
- HYE Property Management LLC – Stanton, Powell County
- Kentuckyzen LLC – Pikeville, Pike County
- REED KY DISPENSARY LLC – Pikeville, Pike County
- 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
- OM MED LLC – Paducah, McCracken County
- KY-CannCo LLC – Paducah, McCracken County
- Green4U LLC – Mayfield, Graves County
- Leiber Canna II LLC – Paducah, McCracken County
- Barrio Capital Partners LLC – Elizabethtown, Hardin County
- Thoroughtrek LLC – Radcliff, Hardin County
- NGHKC – Eastview, Hardin County
- Wynn Win LLC – Elizabethtown, Hardin County
- YELLOW FLOWERS LLC – Erlanger, Kenton County
- Nicole Tirella – Alexandria, Campbell County
- Bluegrass Cannacare LLC – Florence, Boone County
- GREEN GRASS CANNABIS LLC – Erlanger, Kenton County
- 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
Winners will get an email in the next 24 hours saying they were picked in the lottery, Flynn said, and detailing the regional area they were approved for. To get their licenses, those winners will need to pay a licensing fee within 15 days. If they don’t, Flynn said, they forfeit the license.
Background and timeline of the program
In 2023, the legislature legalized medical marijuana for Kentuckians suffering from chronic illnesses.
Then, the bipartisan House Bill 829 that became law during this year’s legislative session moved up the medical cannabis licensing timeline from January 2025 to July 1, 2024.
During the application period, July 1–Aug. 31, the state received 4,998 applications for medical cannabis business licenses, including 918 cultivator and processor applications.
Patients who qualify for medical cannabis — with a history of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cancer or other approved medical conditions — will be able to start getting cards ready in December.
The state pulled its first 26 cultivators and processors lottery winners in October, all of whom have since been licensed, Beshear said.
Starting Dec. 1, the Office of Medical Cannabis will also have a directory so qualifying patients can search for a provider near them who can prescribe medical marijuana.
Another drawing will be held Dec. 16, where more dispensary license winners will be announced.
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Hoptown Chronicle contributed information about a dispensary proposed in Oak Grove.
Sarah Ladd is a Louisville-based journalist and Kentuckian. She has covered everything from crime to higher education. In 2020, she started reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and has covered health ever since.
