Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear provided updates on medical cannabis, tourism, law enforcement basic training and more.
Officials say Dr. Steven Stack, secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, joined the Governor to provide an update on the Our Healthy Kentucky Home initiative. The Governor named Lexington’s and Louisville’s respective tourism and film communities as this week’s Team Kentucky All-Stars, following Lexington being voted the No. 1 Most Tourist-Friendly City in the U.S in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, and Louisville being recognized by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the best places to live and work as a movie maker.Kentucky lawmakers consider bill to expand childcare options
Medical Cannabis
Governor Beshear helped cut the ribbon on Natural State GreenGrass CannaCo, a tier 3 cultivator in Madison County, and Speakeasy Dispensary, a medical cannabis dispensary in Lexington. As of 10 a.m. January 15, eligible Kentuckians are now able to purchase medical cannabis at this Lexington dispensary. Speakeasy is the second dispensary to open, following the Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam, which opened in December.
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