Medical Cannabis Workgroup
The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Workgroup was established on Oct. 5, 2023 by Governor Beshear through Executive Order 2023-600. You can find the full executive order here.
The workgroup is comprised of members who have relevant experience in health care, education, and workforce, law enforcement, agriculture and economic development, and local government.
The purpose of the workgroup is to study evolving medical cannabis industry policy and the state of medical cannabis policy in the Commonwealth in order to make recommendations to the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program and other state agencies on emerging best practices.
The workgroup will deliver ongoing recommendations on legislative, regulatory, or policy changes necessary to ensure Kentucky patient cardholders and caregivers have safe access to affordable medical cannabis products.
The Current Workgroup
Workgroup Subcommittees
Workforce Development Subcommittee
- Eric Friedlander
- Jamie Link
- Jeff Noel
- Michael Mueller
- Dorsey Ridley
Local Government and Law Enforcement Subcommittee
- Eric Friedlander
- Phillip Burnet Jr.
- Ashton McKenzie
- Michael Mueller
- Ashley Smith
Agriculture and Economic Development Subcommittee
- Eric Friedlander
- Jeff Noel
- Marni Gibson
- Thomas Miller
- Dorsey Ridley
- Ashley Smith
Healthcare Subcommittee
- Eric Friedlander
- Jonathan Hatton
- Julie Cantwell
Meetings and Materials
October 19, 2023 Regular Meeting
November 28, 2023 Healthcare Subcommittee Meeting
Decmeber 5, 2023 Special Meeting
January 24, 2024 Regular Meeting
March 7, 2024 Workforce Development Subcommittee Meeting
March 26, 2024 Regular Meeting
April 16, 2024 Local Government and Law Enforcement Subcommittee Meeting
April 19, 2024 Regular Meeting
July 24, 2024 Regular Meeting
October 23, 2024 Regular Meeting