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Minnesota officials this week denied about 1,200 cannabis social equity applicants, two-thirds of those who applied, for issues ranging from inadequate paperwork to “flooding” the application pool in an attempt to improve the odds of receiving a license.
The denials affect about 1,200 of the 1,817 social equity applications. OCM had previously verified 2,307 individuals as social equity-qualified applicants, mostly military veterans and people with previous cannabis-related convictions. About 640 of the applicants will be included in the license lottery, which is scheduled for the week of December 2.
Charlene Briner, the interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management, told MinnPost that the state “gave the answers to the test ahead of time” by detailing license requirements and issuing how-to guides.
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Two-Thirds of Minnesota Social Equity License Applications Denied
