![Timothy D. Easley FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks in the Rotunda of the state Capitol, March 26, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, Beshear announced that the state will start taking applications from businesses wanting to participate in the its medical cannabis program, launching early 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1d83bd3dc6c94b5f94d2de2c1d14e432/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks in the Rotunda of the state Capitol, March 26, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, Beshear announced that the state will start taking applications from businesses wanting to participate in the its medical cannabis program, launching early 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
![Charlie Riedel FILE - A worker pulls leaves from the flower of a cannabis plant at Greenlight Dispensary, Oct. 31, 2022, in Grandview, Mo. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the state will start taking applications from businesses wanting to participate in the its medical cannabis program, launching early 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a1386c9cfb02474e9b3b19d6d4186026/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A worker pulls leaves from the flower of a cannabis plant at Greenlight Dispensary, Oct. 31, 2022, in Grandview, Mo. On Thursday, June 27, 2024, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the state will start taking applications from businesses wanting to participate in the its medical cannabis program, launching early 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)