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October 26, 2026
Save the date: High Profile Cannabis in Lexington is holding its grand opening celebration on Thursday, November 19, 2026. The day includes a ribbon-cutting at 4:20 PM with local leaders at 130 W. Tiverton Way, near Fayette Mall in Lexington. There will also be an on-site patient drive with Kentucky Marijuana Card for anyone who […]
October 26, 2026
Watch the latest KCFC Podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQfrNOVBERg In this episode, hosts Alex and Jordan cover last week’s cannabis news, Kentucky first: Kentucky medical cannabis now reaches all 11 licensing regions, with 46 businesses open, 26 dispensaries, and more than 28,000 cardholders. Excused absentee voting runs October 26-28, no-excuse early voting runs October 29-31, […]
October 25, 2026
A recent Daily Telegraph headline claimed cannabis users are “twice as likely to be violent.” A Cardiff University researcher just took that claim apart — and the takedown is worth reading. The headline comes from a King’s College London systematic review that combined 63 studies covering more than 265,000 people. The review did find a […]
October 25, 2026
Good news for Mason County patients: Speakeasy Dispensary is preparing to open a medical cannabis retail location in downtown Maysville, at 317 W. 2nd Street, right in front of Caproni’s on the River. No official grand-opening date has been publicly announced yet — this is a coming-soon location, not an open store. But the site […]
October 23, 2026
As Kentucky’s medical cannabis program reaches more patients, the workplace side of a medical card matters as much as access itself. Two Utica firefighters who are certified medical cannabis patients were suspended after urine tests detected cannabis metabolites, despite neither being observed or accused of working impaired. They are suing the city over how it […]
October 23, 2026
The KCFC Podcast is now on YouTube. Watch our first episode, “Let Kentucky Vote: What KCFC Wants on the Ballot,” here: https://youtu.be/BG_T5s1s__M In just over 5 minutes, hosts Alex and Jordan explain what the Kentucky Cannabis Freedom Coalition wants on the ballot: adults 21+ should be able to possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis […]
October 22, 2026
Sunnyside Medical Cannabis Dispensary holds its grand opening in Prestonsburg on Friday, October 23. One clarification up front, so we don’t overstate it: this is the grand opening celebration — Sunnyside already opened the week of October 16, completing the set of licensed dispensaries in all 11 of Kentucky’s medical cannabis regions. KCFC covered that […]
October 22, 2026
The federal cannabis rescheduling case is staying shut — but it is not standing still. On October 22, DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek C. Julius ruled on the fight that has held the case up since last month: the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report from September 23, and written legal arguments about it, […]
October 21, 2026
A new study out of Illinois gives Kentucky a useful, honest data point in the cannabis debate: when a recreational dispensary opens, nearby businesses tend to see more shoppers — and more sales. The study, published October 13 on SSRN and titled “Like a Good Neighbor? Demand Spillovers from Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Openings to Nearby […]
October 21, 2026
Kentucky’s excused in-person absentee voting window opens today — Wednesday, October 21, 2026. If you have a qualifying reason to vote absentee in person, you can vote on: Wednesday, October 21, Thursday, October 22, and Friday, October 23 Monday, October 26, Tuesday, October 27, and Wednesday, October 28 That window is for voters with a […]