MINNESOTA – Minnesota is being sued by several people who were denied places in Tuesday’s lottery for state cannabis licenses. The plaintiffs are asking for a judge to put the lottery on hold until their lawsuits can be

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Lawsuits aim to put MN cannabis license lottery on hold

A lottery to award license preapprovals to aspiring Minnesota cannabis businesses through a social equity program will take place on Tuesday.

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Minnesota cannabis business preapproval lottery scheduled for Tuesday

Two prospective marijuana business owners who were barred from participating in a license lottery are suing Minnesota cannabis regulators. The Office of Cannabis Management announced Friday, Nov. 22, that it will hold a drawing on Tuesday, Nov. 26, to determine who will operate the state’s first legal marijuana businesses. The OCM turned to a lottery because more than 1,800 applicants had sought 282 licenses. The first to apply are those conside…

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Applicants sue Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management over disqualification

The two call the rejections “arbitrary and capricious,” and they want a judge to stop the lottery while their lawsuit is pending.

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By Matt Sepic, Minnesota Public Radio News Two prospective marijuana business owners who were barred from participating in a license lottery are suing Minnesota cannabis regulators. The Office of Cannabis Management announced Friday that it will hold a drawing on Tuesday to determine who will operate the state’s first legal marijuana businesses. The OCM turned to a lottery because more than 1,800 applicants had sought 282 licenses. The first to …

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A Ramsey County judge blocked a regulatory agency from holding a license pre-approval lottery after applicants who were denied entry sued the Office of Cannabis Management over the process.

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“This attempt to flood the zone and place their thumb on the scale at the expense of legitimate social equity applicants is disturbing.” By Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer The nascent Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) unlawfully denied two women from participating in the lottery for social equity licenses to operate cannabis businesses in Minnesota, a new lawsuit alleges. Plaintiffs Cristina Aranguiz and Jodi Connolly in a lawsuit filed …

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Minnesota Lawsuit Alleges Marijuana Regulators Wrongly Denied Applications For Social Equity Licenses

MINNESOTA – Minnesota is being sued by several people who were denied places in Tuesday’s lottery for state cannabis licenses. The plaintiffs are asking for a judge to put the lottery on hold until their lawsuits can be heard. The Office of Cannabis Management wants the lawsuits dismissed saying some of the legal filings are attempts to deny the “dreams of legitimate social equity candidates.” The state still plans to go through with the lottery…

Two women are suing Minnesota’s cannabis regulator after being denied an opportunity to participate in the upcoming lottery for adult-use marijuana social equity business licenses. Cristina Aranguiz and Jodi Connolly allege in a lawsuit they filed Thursday allege that Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) made an “arbitrary and capricious decision” in denying their applications to participate in the lottery and offered no explanation, t

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Rejected applicants sue Minnesota over marijuana social equity licensing process

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management will hold its first lottery for recreational cannabis business permits on Tuesday, the agency announced just before the weekend, in an apparent move to fast-track the new market launch. The OCM lottery will be live-streamed on the agency’s YouTube page, the OCM said in a... Please login to read all 331 words.

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First adult-use license lottery set for Tuesday in Minnesota, as some industry hopefuls sue

Marijuana plants at a 605 Cannabis grow operation. Courtesy photo.The nascent Office of Cannabis Management unlawfully denied two women from participating in the lottery for social equity licenses to operate cannabis businesses in Minnesota, a new lawsuit alleges. Plaintiffs Cristina Aranguiz and Jodi Connolly in a lawsuit filed Thursday allege that the state, in an “arbitrary and capricious decision,” denied their applications to participate in…

Lawsuits aim to put MN cannabis license lottery on hold

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