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1 week ago | 
startribune.com | Matt Delong
Hemp House, 501 NE. 1st Av., Minneapolis.Noon-6 p.m.1st annual 4:20 Northeast Block Party.Live music, infused ice cream from Bebe Zito, munchies by Wrecktangle and Herbivorous Butcher, street skate competition, THC drink lounge and free samples. Use discount code "NUGGETS" for 42% off tickets. Noon-6 p.m. 501 NE. 1st Av., Minneapolis. Tickets and more info.
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1 week ago | 
startribune.com | Matt Delong
Lotteries are expected to be held later this spring to award capped license types, while applicants for uncapped license types who meet minimum requirements can proceed with the licensing process without entering a lottery once rules are in place. Before they can open, licensed businesses must secure "labor peace agreements" with unions, undergo background checks and ensure they're in compliance with local zoning ordinances. They also must pass a pre-opening inspection by the OCM.
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2 weeks ago | 
gazettextra.com | Ryan Faircloth |Matt Delong
By Ryan Faircloth and Matt DeLong - The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) "Canceling the lottery effectively casts aside the significant time and investment 648 qualified applicants put into shoring up their capacity to hit the ground running as a licensee," Judge Stephen Smith wrote in his order. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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2 weeks ago | 
swoknews.com | Ryan Faircloth |Matt Delong
Minnesota must conduct a preapproval lottery for cannabis business licenses that it abandoned late last year, a Ramsey County judge ruled Friday, saying social equity applicants who qualified for the drawing suffered a “public wrong” because of its cancellation. “Canceling the lottery effectively casts aside the significant time and investment 648 qualified applicants put into shoring up their capacity to hit the ground running as a licensee,” Judge Stephen Smith wrote in his order.
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2 weeks ago | 
thederrick.com | Ryan Faircloth |Matt Delong
Minnesota must conduct a preapproval lottery for cannabis business licenses that it abandoned late last year, a Ramsey County judge ruled Friday, saying social equity applicants who qualified for the drawing suffered a “public wrong” because of its cancellation. “Canceling the lottery effectively casts aside the significant time and investment 648 qualified applicants put into shoring up their capacity to hit the ground running as a licensee,” Judge Stephen Smith wrote in his order.
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2 weeks ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Ryan Faircloth |Matt Delong
Cannabis vegetates in a flower room within a mixed use building at the Prairie Island Indian Community's cannabis cultivation site in Welch, Minnesota. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS) TNS Minnesota must conduct a preapproval lottery for cannabis business licenses that it abandoned late last year, a Ramsey County judge ruled Friday, saying social equity applicants who qualified for the drawing suffered a "public wrong" because of its cancellation.
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2 weeks ago | 
sacbee.com | Ryan Faircloth |Matt Delong
Minnesota must conduct a preapproval lottery for cannabis business licenses that it abandoned late last year, a Ramsey County judge ruled Friday, saying social equity applicants who qualified for the drawing suffered a "public wrong" because of its cancellation. "Canceling the lottery effectively casts aside the significant time and investment 648 qualified applicants put into shoring up their capacity to hit the ground running as a licensee," Judge Stephen Smith wrote in his order.
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3 weeks ago | 
madison.com | Matt Delong
Minnesota has received more than 3,500 applications from prospective pot entrepreneurs for the first round of marijuana business licenses expected to be issued later this spring, according to data released Wednesday by the state Office of Cannabis Management. The total includes 1,444 social equity applications that remain active after a previous license lottery was canceled late last year. An additional 2,085 applications were received during a monthlong window that closed March 16.
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3 weeks ago | 
winonadailynews.com | Matt Delong
Minnesota has received more than 3,500 applications from prospective pot entrepreneurs for the first round of marijuana business licenses expected to be issued later this spring, according to data released Wednesday by the state Office of Cannabis Management. The total includes 1,444 social equity applications that remain active after a previous license lottery was canceled late last year. An additional 2,085 applications were received during a monthlong window that closed March 16.
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4 weeks ago | 
startribune.com | Matt Delong
The total includes 1,444 social equity applications that remain active after a previous license lottery was canceled late last year. An additional 2,085 applications were received during a monthlong window that closed March 16. That tally includes 297 social equity applications and 1,788 general applications for a range of available license types, such as cannabis retailer, cultivator and manufacturer licenses.
