Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management announced Tuesday that it will start accepting applications for business licenses in two weeks. It's the next step in the state's rocky launch of a legal cannabis market.
People looking to grow, sell and transport cannabis products can submit business applications from Feb. 18 to March 14. Those applications will go into lotteries for a capped number of licenses.
"Getting licenses out the door and into the hands of qualified applicants is our priority as we approach the launch of Minnesota's adult-use cannabis industry," OCM interim director Eric Taubel said in a statement.
The state will first hold a lottery for social equity licenses. Eligible social equity applicants have been pre-approved to participate in the first lottery. These are applicants from communities harmed by past cannabis laws and low-level prosecution, among other groups.
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