The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) conducted its license lottery for social equity applicants on June 5, 2025. Lottery winners received preliminary approval and must secure a business location and, in many instances, additional capital is required to commence operations. OCM subsequently issued formal guidance as to changes of business ownership and control. Of particular...Continue Reading…| Cannabis Law Now
Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Update We assisted multiple clients in completing and submitting their adult-use cannabis license applications to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”), and we continue to monitor how and when the OCM evaluates those applications. Meanwhile, Minnesota’s rollout of its adult-use cannabis market continues—slowly but surely—with recent developments including: At present, the...Continue Reading…| Cannabis Law Now
Like many others, we were caught up in filing a slew of Minnesota adult use cannabis applications for our clients by March 14 (which, if you were paying attention, that deadline was extended to March 15 by midnight because of a crash with the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) website). Every time a licensing window...Continue Reading…| Cannabis Law Now