Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management submits rules for final approval
Minnesotans are one step closer to seeing cannabis shops popping up in more locations around the state.
On Tuesday, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced that it submitted rules governing legal cannabis for final approval.
The office says it conducted a series of surveys that focused on specific rulemaking topics and held meetings with partners and interested parties to draft the rules.
If a judge approves the rules, the state can start issuing licenses to business owners. The judge has two weeks to approve the rules, potentially putting nearly 200 pre-approved entrepreneurs in business soon.
The OCM shared a
formal draft for public comment
at the beginning of the year and made changes based on the feedback before submitting the final proposal.
More license lotteries for social equity applicants and general applicants will be held later this year. A judge's ruling
halted the cannabis lottery
late last year following several lawsuits.
Recreational marijuana
passed the Minnesota legislature
in 2023 with the original goal of getting the
recreational market
up and running in January this year.
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