Where medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivators can operate in Fayette County

Medical marijuana companies will soon be able to operate in Fayette County. The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted unanimously Thursday to approve licensing and new zoning regulations for medical cannabis operators. The state will likely start issuing licenses to those companies as early as July 1. Companies will then be able to operate starting Jan. 1, when medical marijuana becomes legal in Kentucky. Those licenses will be granted through a lottery system. Under the state law, local governments can choose to prohibit medical cannabis operators or allow them. Many local...