NEWPORT, Ky. (WKRC) - While it's been legal in Kentucky for five weeks, there's not a single medical marijuana dispensary open in the entire state. So, what's holding up people from lighting up?

Kentucky has awarded 48 medical marijuana dispensary licenses ... No county can have more than one dispensary except for Louisville and Lexington, which are both allowed two.

Medical marijuana is legal in the commonwealth as of Jan. 1, 2025, but when dispensaries become operational, costs for patients and consumers will likely be high. In Kentucky, 48 dispensaries will ...

Entrepreneurs explore the potential of medical ... medical marijuana. The Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program will allow people with medical cannabis cards to purchase products at a dispensary.

Kentucky residents ... "The folks in the dispensary typically are experts at this stuff. They know their products better than anyone." Application costs for a medical marijuana card are $25 ...

Kentucky issued thousands of medical ... purchase from dispensaries once they open in Kentucky, and you could be asked to provide it if you’re pulled over while transporting marijuana.

Louisville firefighters have filed ... the supervision of a licensed physician.” With medical marijuana becoming legalized on Jan. 1 in Kentucky, IAFF president Jeff Taylor said the product ...