Kentucky awarded its first 36 medical cannabis dispensary licenses through a lottery held Monday at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation in Louisville. These winners, from specific regions, are out of 4,075 who applied for dispensary licenses,

Now that a majority of Kentucky’s medical cannabis licenses have been decided following a lottery earlier this week, there are still several steps ahead before the program really takes shape.

The Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis received nearly 5,000 applications, with 4,075 specifically for dispensaries.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Gov. Andy Beshear announced the results of the first Kentucky license lotteries for medical cannabis dispensaries in Louisville on Monday. 36 applicants were selected to receive medical cannabis dispensary licenses through a random number generator.

The results of the first of two license lotteries for medical cannabis dispensaries in Kentucky were announced on Monday.

That’s because all medical marijuana sold in Kentucky will also be grown, processed and tested in the Bluegrass State. The program held its first lottery Oct. 28 for cultivators and processors, and Monday, Flynn confirmed all those selected have the paid licensing fees and will proceed with operations.

Kentucky is holding it's medical marijuana dispensary lottery in two parts, the first of which happened on Monday.

Kentucky is holding its first of two lottery drawings for medical cannabis dispensaries on Monday. Drawings will take place for nine of Kentucky’s 11 licensing regions, including all of southern and eastern Kentucky,

Kentucky held a medical marijuana license lottery on Monday and four locations in northern Kentucky were awarded licenses.

Most of the first 26 businesses to win Kentucky medical cannabis cultivator and processor licenses from its lottery system are tied to marijuana companies based in other states, one of which likely submitted hundreds of applications.