Murray, Ky.–The city of Murray and Calloway County voted in support of medical marijuana dispensaries operations at Tuesday’s general election, by a large margin. City and county voters cast ballots by an unofficial total of 63 percent to 37 percent in favor of allowing medical marijuana..
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 in 2023, legalizing medical marijuana statewide. The bill allows for counties to bar businesses selling the drug from their territory.
The lottery ticket drawing for dispensary operations will take place on Nov. 25 at the Kentucky Lottery Corporations in Louisville.