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KSP: Correctional officer charged with smuggling drugs into eastern Kentucky prison
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (118+ words) (LEX 18) — A correctional officer at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex faces multiple charges after prison officials caught him bringing illegal narcotics into the facility, according to Kentucky State Police. KSP charged 60-year-old Joe A. Cress with Promoting Contraband in the…...
Kentucky opens first medical cannabis dispensary after nearly year-long wait
9+ mon, 10+ hour ago (185+ words) The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam becomes Kentucky's first fully-licensed medical marijuana facility, with Gov. Beshear sharing opening photos on social media BEAVER DAM, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky patients can now purchase medical cannabis for the first time after the state's…...