肯塔基州于2026年1月14日在列克星顿首家药房开业,启动了医疗大麻计划。 Kentucky launched its medical cannabis program with the opening of its first dispensary in Lexington on January 14, 2026.

在2026年1月14日, 肯塔基州首家有执照的药房列克星顿的《话语》诊所开业后, 开始推行肯塔基州医用大麻计划。 Kentucky’s medical cannabis program launched with the opening of Speakeasy Dispensary in Lexington, the state’s first licensed dispensary, on January 14, 2026. Andy Beshear州长出席了在列克星顿和里士满举行的彩带切割仪式,自然州绿色Gras Canna Co.设施开始种植供医疗使用的大麻。 Governor Andy Beshear attended ribbon-cutting ceremonies in Lexington and Richmond, where the Natural State Green-Grass Canna Co. facility began cultivating cannabis for medical use. 列克星敦药房现在每天从上午10时至下午8时开放,最初将出售大麻花,包括来自里士满场址的产品,预计3月中旬前将配有食用和排卵弹。 The Lexington dispensary, now open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., will initially sell cannabis flower, including product from the Richmond site, with edibles and vape cartridges expected by mid-March. 国家批准了超过17 000张大麻医疗卡和81家有执照的企业。 The state has approved over 17,000 medical cannabis cards and licensed 81 businesses. 该方案旨在为慢性疼痛、创伤后精神紧张症和癌症患者提供阿片类药物的替代品,同时创造就业机会和促进地方经济。 The program aims to provide alternatives to opioids for patients with chronic pain, PTSD, and cancer, while creating jobs and boosting local economies.