NuEra Cannabis opened to the public Friday on Leonardwood Drive in Frankfort, the city's first medical cannabis dispensary and the fourth in the state.
Cultivation at Armory Kentucky—a Tier II cultivator based in Mayfield—began Friday.
Auditor Allison Ball said in a statement Thursday her office has "continued to receive complaints" about how the state conducted the lottery process that awarded medical cannabis business licenses.
Gov. Beshear said suffering Kentuckians -- like veterans with PTSD -- should not lose their second amendment rights for using medical cannabis.
Twenty-six applicants were selected for medical cannabis cultivation and processor licenses. These licenses are for cultivators and processors, not dispensaries. A cultivator grows and cures medical cannabis.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the Office of Medical Cannabis is still on track to start issuing licenses in the next few weeks.