ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – County officials have begun the process of bringing the marijuana industry to southeast Minnesota by opening applications for cannabis microbusiness registration in Olmsted County.
Applicants will have until 5 p.m. on June 20th to apply.
In accordance with state law, Olmsted County is allowed to issue one cannabis business registration per 12,500 residents, leading to 14 in total. Eight of those are designated for microbusinesses.
Microbusinesses are those with a single retail location that plant no more than 5,000 square feet of cannabis indoors, or a half-acre outdoors.
In order to apply, applicants must:
Submit a complete Olmsted County microbusiness registration by the deadline, Undergo a background check through the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management, Provide proof of a pending state-level microbusiness license application, Demonstrate that a business location is secured and available for use upon receiving a county registration, and Submit all relevant business formation documents.
A nonrefundable $100 lottery application fee must accompany each application.
If more than eight eligible applications are received, the county will hold a public lottery where the winners will be granted the registrations.
The county will also draw three alternate applications. Those applicants will only move forward if a primary applicant is unable to secure a state license or qualifying location within six months of the lottery.
Those wishing to apply can visit the Olmsted County website.
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