Minnesota leaves up to $620,000,000 on the table with 6+ month delay in social equity licensing

Last week the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced that, its lottery for social equity applicants, originally scheduled for November 26, will be abandoned. Instead, the state is moving forward with only the long-awaited standard licensing process early next year. Previously approved social equity applicants will be allowed to automatically enter the new application process […]

Kentucky OMC Announces Production Lottery Winners

Kentucky’s lottery for Cultivator Tier I, Cultivator Tier II, Cultivator Tier III, and Processor licenses was just held moments ago through exactly the kind of exceptionally transparent and thoughtful process we’ve come to expect from OMC. Maybe it’s just because I’ve been watching tip-off week all last week and Javelina 100 livestreams all weekend, but […]

How Much Does the Midwest Spend on Weed? Simplified Market Analysis

Minnesota‘s first round of pre-approval social equity applications just closed, so we thought it would be a good idea to look at how the Midwest’s cannabis markets are performing now, revisit a couple states we recently analyzed, and maybe make some wild guesses as to what these markets could look like in the future. First, […]

Public Comment Quick Guide

From Schedule III, to psychedelics, to state and local rulemaking, there are so many opportunities to be involved in public comment. What is public comment anyways? Laws are passed by your elected representatives. They usually direct an unelected regulatory body to do something big picture; like “create a regulatory framework to license and regulate cannabis […]