A Minnesota judge has ordered the state’s cannabis regulators to hold a lottery to issue business licenses to qualified social equity applicants after growing fears the lotto might be canceled altogether.
Ramsey County District Court Judge Stephen Smith ruled on Friday that social equity applicants for adult-use marijuana licenses suffered a “public wrong” and the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) had a legal obligation to conduct the lottery, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune.
ADVERTISEMENT
Smith had halted the lottery in November after some applicants that had been denied access filed a lawsuit claiming the process lacked clear criteria and didn’t allow for appeals.
The OCM, in advance of the November ruling, warned that any postponement could ultimately doom a lottery, citing
Read full article on Marijuana Business Daily
