Investigation Deems Kentucky Medical Cannabis Licensing Process ‘Transparent and Fair’

The Kentucky Office of the Inspector General announced Thursday that it has concluded an investigation into the medical cannabis licensing process implemented by the state’s Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC).

“After independently reviewing the program, the licensure process it created in regulation, and the relevant regulations and statutes, this office found that OMC created an effective program that was fully transparent and fair to all licensure applicants.” — Excerpt from the report

The report comes one year after the OMC requested the investigation into the process.

Gov. Andy Beshear lauded the program during a recent Team Kntucky Update, stating that “The Office of Medical Cannabis stated regulations and licensing processes were designed with two goals in mind — fairness and transparency — and the OIG’s report clearly recognized those goals were met,” WHAS11 reports.

Meanwhile, the Kentucky medical cannabis program launched last December, serving registered patients diagnosed with conditions including cancer, chronic pain or nausea, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).