Kentucky hosts cannabis convention as state prepares for medical marijuana
May 30, 2025
CERTAINLY WILL REMEMBER THIS FOREVER. THANK YOU. JAY. A CANNABIS CONVENTION IS IN TOWN BRINGING INDUSTRY LEADERS, INNOVATORS AND ENTHUSIASTS TO DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE. WLKY’S MADELINE CARTER TAKES YOU INSIDE KENTUCKY’S FIRST LUCKY LEAF EXPO, GIVING THE STATE SOME INSPIRATION. WITH MONTHS TO GO UNTIL THE START OF MEDICAL CANNABIS SALES. I THINK IT’S KIND OF A TEASE FOR THE PATIENTS BECAUSE IT’S REALLY SHOWING THEM HOW GOOD IT CAN BE AND THEY DON’T HAVE IT YET. THE FUTURE OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY ON FULL DISPLAY FRIDAY AT THE KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE. DOCTOR GABRIELLE MORRIS WAS HELPING PATIENTS GET CERTIFIED TO USE MEDICAL CANNABIS. WE HAVE A PRIVATE AREA AND A COUPLE DOCS ON THE SIDE DOING THIS. IF PEOPLE WANT TO DO IT TODAY, WE GIVE THEM A COUPON AND THEY CAN DO IT AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. THE STATE’S FIRST LUCKY LEAF EXPO BROUGHT TOGETHER PATIENTS AND PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING SPENCER CHARPENTIER, WHO’S WORKING TO GET INTO KENTUCKY’S NEW INDUSTRY. THE MARKET IN COLORADO IS A LITTLE OVERSATURATED AS WELL NOW, SO IT’S NICE TO COME TO A FRESH MARKET AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, TRY TO BUILD A NAME FOR OURSELVES OUT HERE. HE COULD LEARN FROM SWEET LIFE. CARNICO, ONE OF THE CANNABIS CULTIVATORS SHOWCASED AT THE CONVENTION. WE DO VERTICAL GROWING, WHICH IS WITH SPECIAL TUNE RACKS WITH INTEGRATION OF HVAC AND NUTRIENT SYSTEM DELIVERY. YOU CAN FIND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE HERE, INCLUDING THIS SUPER C EXTRACTOR, WHICH TAKES MARIJUANA IN ITS PURE FORM AND TURNS IT INTO DIFFERENT TYPES OF OIL LIKE THC, CBD, AND HEMP. FROM NEW TECHNOLOGY TO THE FINAL PRODUCT, LOUISVILLE’S FIRST LUCKY LEAF EXPO IS A GLIMPSE AT WHAT THE STATE IS STILL WAITING ON. MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ISSUED MEDICAL CANNABIS CARDS SO FAR. OTHERS ARE IN LIMBO, WAITING FOR DISPENSARIES TO FINALLY OPEN IN KENTUCKY. PATIENTS DON’T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO GET THE CARD AND NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PRODUCTS. MADELINE CARTER CAN YOU TELL THEM? LAUREN SAID. WLKY NEWS. THANK YOU MADELEINE. ANYONE WHO GETS A CANNABIS CARD IN 2025 WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY A RENEWAL FEE NEXT YEAR, THANKS TO AN EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED THURSDAY BY GOVERNOR BESHEAR. THE LUCKY LEAF EXPO WILL BE BACK AT T
Kentucky hosts cannabis convention as state prepares for medical marijuana
Kentucky’s first “Lucky Leaf Expo” brought industry leaders, innovators, and cannabis enthusiasts to downtown Louisville Friday, offering a glimpse into the future of the state’s budding cannabis industry.Hosted at the Kentucky International Convention Center, the event highlighted advanced technology, products, and opportunities as the state gears up for medical cannabis sales.“It’s kind of a tease for the patients because it’s really showing them how good it can be, and they don’t have it yet,” said Dr. Gabrielle Morris, of Duber Medical, who helped attendees get certified to use medical cannabis on-site.The expo united professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs like Spencer Charpentier, who sees potential in Kentucky’s emerging market.“The market in Colorado is a little oversaturated now, so it’s nice to come to a fresh market and build a name here,” Charpentier said.Participating companies, such as Sweet Life Canna Co., demonstrated innovations like vertical growing.“We really take it from seed to sale, through the whole process,” said Paul Paolillo, the company’s COO.Despite more than 10,000 medical cannabis cards having been issued in Kentucky so far, many patients are still waiting for dispensaries to open. That’s likely still months down the road.“Patients don’t want to spend the money to get the card and not have access to products,” Dr. Morris explained.An executive order signed Thursday by Gov. Andy Beshear ensures anyone who is issued a cannabis card in 2025 will not have to pay a renewal fee next year.The Lucky Leaf Expo continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the convention center.
Kentucky’s first “Lucky Leaf Expo” brought industry leaders, innovators, and cannabis enthusiasts to downtown Louisville Friday, offering a glimpse into the future of the state’s budding cannabis industry.
Hosted at the Kentucky International Convention Center, the event highlighted advanced technology, products, and opportunities as the state gears up for medical cannabis sales.
“It’s kind of a tease for the patients because it’s really showing them how good it can be, and they don’t have it yet,” said Dr. Gabrielle Morris, of Duber Medical, who helped attendees get certified to use medical cannabis on-site.
The expo united professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs like Spencer Charpentier, who sees potential in Kentucky’s emerging market.
“The market in Colorado is a little oversaturated now, so it’s nice to come to a fresh market and build a name here,” Charpentier said.
Participating companies, such as Sweet Life Canna Co., demonstrated innovations like vertical growing.
“We really take it from seed to sale, through the whole process,” said Paul Paolillo, the company’s COO.
Despite more than 10,000 medical cannabis cards having been issued in Kentucky so far, many patients are still waiting for dispensaries to open. That’s likely still months down the road.
“Patients don’t want to spend the money to get the card and not have access to products,” Dr. Morris explained.
An executive order signed Thursday by Gov. Andy Beshear ensures anyone who is issued a cannabis card in 2025 will not have to pay a renewal fee next year.
The Lucky Leaf Expo continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the convention center.
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