By Evelyn Schultz, Lex18 on February 8, 2023

Governor Andy Beshear’s executive order on medical marijuana took effect more than a month ago, but Kentuckians who want to use medical marijuana still need to travel out of state to buy it.

A few weeks ago, we rode along with another local journalist, Karyn Czar, as she made the trip to Illinois to purchase marijuana for medical use.

The round-trip drive from Lexington to Thrive Dispensary in Mount Vernon is more than 300 miles along Interstate 64. The route runs through Louisville and across state lines, taking almost a full day and multiple tanks of gas.

– Read the entire article at Lex18.