A second cultivator has been approved for Kentucky's blooming medical cannabis industry.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday that Natural State GreenGrass CannaCo passed its final inspection and can begin operations at its facility in Madison County.

"Natural State GreenGrass CannaCo is a Tier 3 cultivation facility, one of the two largest cultivation facilities in Kentucky," Beshear said. "This facility plans a phased rollout of cultivation operations. They'll eventually expand to all 25,000 square feet of cultivation space."

Natural State GreenGrass CannaCo, an out of state company, is among 16 cultivators approved for a license through a random lottery drawing. But it will be only the second cultivator to begin operations since medical marijuana was legalized in Kentucky in Janua

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