(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota House Commerce Committee is giving the “green light” to the Office of Cannabis Management policy bill.
OCM interim director Charlene Briner says the agency will use a lottery to award cannabis licenses to businesses.
She told lawmakers Wednesday, “We are looking at a lottery system for both social equity applicants and for general applicants. And we are looking at a well-qualified or well-vetted lottery that includes the merit-based components that already existed.”
Some prospective cannabis operators expressed concern about a lottery leaving out applicants with successful business plans.
The bill includes a number of new regulations and updates to Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis law.