Minnesota Cannabis Regulators Broke Law When Canceling Social Equity Lottery, Judge Rules
The OCM’s initial plan was to launch licensed dispensary sales this year
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) must hold a license preapproval lottery for 648 social equity applicants hoping to enter the state’s forthcoming adult-use marketplace, a judge ordered on April 4.
Minnesota Second Judicial District Court Judge Stephen L. Smith ruled that the cannabis regulatory authority has a legal duty that the law “absolutely requires” and that the OCM broke that duty when it canceled the license preapproval process in December.
The order comes nearly two years after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis in the North Star State on May 30, 2023. The OCM’s initial plan was to launch licensed dispensary sales in early 2025, but that won’t be happening.
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