The top marijuana regulators in two states on the verge of launching adult-use sales are stepping down. Delaware Marijuana Commissioner Rob Coupe is leaving his post only weeks after the state distributed 15 recreational marijuana retail licenses through a lottery that had more than 500 applicants. And Charlene Briner, interim director of Minnesota’s Office of […]
Minnesota cannabis regulators announced Wednesday they will abandon their initial social equity licensing lottery system and transition to a standard licensing process for both social equity and general applicants. The Office of Cannabis Management’s decision comes after a Ramsey County District Court judge stayed the planned Nov. 26 license lottery, which was intended to distribute […]
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Minnesota cannabis regulators disqualified about two-thirds of the roughly 1,800 applicants for social equity business licenses, meaning the permit lottery scheduled for the week of Dec. 2 will be reserved for 640 hopefuls. Applicants who were winnowed out either failed to complete the entire application process or didn’t meet eligibility criteria, MinnPost reported. “While the […]
About two-thirds of the 1,817 adult-use marijuana social equity license applicants in Minnesota were denied access to the state’s license lottery, which is expected to be held the week of Dec. 2. Those who will be permitted in the lottery for one of 280 preapproval licenses will get official notification within two weeks, the MinnPost […]
Minnesota’s cannabis regulatory agency has filed a lawsuit against a Twin Cities retailer for allegedly selling unlicensed marijuana products. The complaint, filed by the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), claims Zaza Lake Street sold hundreds of unlicensed marijuana products containing well over the state legal limit of 0.3% THC, according to Eden Prairie- based […]
