Kentucky awarded its first 36 medical cannabis dispensary licenses through a lottery held Monday at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation in Louisville. These winners, from specific regions, are out of 4,075 who applied for dispensary licenses,

36 applicants were selected to receive medical cannabis dispensary licenses through a random number generator.

Kentucky officials wanted the process of awarding medical marijuana business licenses to be open and transparent. That's why the random drawings were held at the Kentucky Lottery Center in Louisville. When the drawing ended, Savilla did not get a license.