A critical goal of Minnesota’s first lottery for people seeking cannabis business licenses was to give a select number of cultivators the opportunity to immediately begin growing, helping establish a supply chain of marijuana ahead of next year’s retail market launch.
That goal is now in jeopardy after a Ramsey County judge blocked the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) from holding the lottery in response to lawsuits filed by applicants, who said they were unfairly denied entrance. Judge Stephen Smith sent the recently filed legal challenges to the Minnesota Court of Appeals for further review Monday delaying the lottery indefinitely.
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