With the deadline for applying to open a medical marijuana business in Kentucky fast approaching, there are fewer applications than there are slots available for dispensaries in the Northern Kentucky region.
The deadline to apply for a dispensary, cultivator, or grower license is August 31, but the state has only received two applications for dispensaries, even though there are plans to hand out four such licenses for the nine-county Northern Kentucky region.
Elizabeth Kirby has owned and operated Your CBD Store in Florence for five years and is considering putting in an application to run a medical marijuana dispensary in Boone County. But she's got reservations, including a $5,000 non-refundable application fee, competition from larger companies, finding a suitable location, and whether she'll even be allowed to operate there.
"And I haven't run a dispensary before. So, I have to seek outside advice on how to put all that together. It's a little overwhelming," Kirby said. Even with the deadline approaching, medical marijuana advocate Matthew Bratcher said he's not worried.
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