​​​​​​​​​​​​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 caregiver​s 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​

• ​​​​​​Meeting Agenda
  

• Meeting Minutes
  

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​​​​​​​November 28, 2023 Healthcare Subcommittee Meeting

• ​​​​​​​​​​Meeting Agenda

• Meeting Minutes​​
  

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​​Decmeber 5, 2023 Special Meeting

• ​Meeting Agenda
  
• Meeting Minutes​
  

• Recommendation on Qualifying Medical Conditions​​
  

January 24, 2024 Regular Meeting

• Meeting Agenda​ 
  
• Meeting Minutes​
  

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March 7, 2024 Workforce Development Subcommittee Meeting

• Meeting Agenda​
  

March 26, 2024 Regular Meeting

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Minutes​​
  

April 16, 2024 Local Government and Law Enforcement Subcommittee Meeting

• Meeting Agenda​

April 19, 2024 Regular Meeting

• ​Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Minutes​​​

July 24, 2024 Regular Meeting

• ​Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Minutes​
  

September 12, 2024 Agriculture and Economic Development Subcommittee Meeting

• ​Meeting Agenda​​

October 23, 2024 Regular Meeting​

• Meeting Agenda​​​

November 13, 2024 Healthcare Subcommittee Meeting

• Meeting Agenda
  

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