Pike will get two medical marijuana dispensaries; Floyd will get one

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Pikeville will receive two dispensaries and Floyd County will receive one as medical marijuana becomes available in January, following a lottery to grant licenses to businesses on Monday.

Two businesses have been licensed to operate in Pikeville, Kentuckyzen and Reed KY Dispensary.
BSRKYAPP of Floyd County was granted a license to operate in Martin.

The lottery awarded four licenses in nine counties statewide. Much of Eastern Kentucky is in the Mountain Region, and the fourth license was awarded to HYE Property Management in Stanton.

The Mountain Region consists of Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell and Wolfe counties.

The sale of medical marijuana will become legal in Kentucky on January 1.

A second lottery will be held on Dec. 16 to award licenses in areas surrounding Lexington and Louisville.