MAYFIELD, Ky. (WBKO) – Team Kentucky broke ground on the first medical cannabis safety compliance facility in the commonwealth.

With a $1 million investment, State38 LLC will employ around a dozen people. The new safety compliance facility will be one of seven in the state dedicated to ensuring the safety and quality of medical cannabis products.

“Team Kentucky is dedicated to ensuring every Kentuckian with a qualifying condition has safe access to quality medical cannabis,” said Gov. Andy Beshear in a release. “I’m excited to see this new industry take root here in Graves County, because I believe health care is a basic human right.”

On April 17, the governor signed House Bill 829 into law, which moved up the timeline for medical cannabis licensing in Kentucky by six months. The Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis began accepting applications from prospective businesses on July 1.

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In April, Kentucky officials also broke ground on the first medical cannabis business in the state, Centaurus Farms KY LLC, a Tier II cultivator in Wayne County. A ribbon-cutting was also held for a Tier III cultivator facility in Clark County managed by Cresco Labs.

Licenses have been issued to 10 Tier I cultivators (2,500 square feet of growing space), four Tier II cultivators (10,000 square feet), and two Tier III cultivators (25,000 square feet.)

“I’m proud to see the progress that’s been made so far, and I look forward to the day when we say that all our safety compliance facilities, cultivators, and dispensaries are open for business,” Beshear added.

On March 31, 2023, Gov. Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 into law, legalizing medical cannabis for Kentuckians beginning Jan. 1, 2025.

To date, more than 15,000 Kentuckians have received a written certification, and over 10,000 have successfully applied for and received a medical cannabis card.

For more on Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Program, visit kymedcan.ky.gov.

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