Cannabis license lottery on hold in Minnesota

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Cannabis license lottery on hold

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(ABC 6 News) — In Minnesota, Tuesday’s much anticipated lottery for new cannabis license applicants in on hold.

At least 10 applicants filed a lawsuit against the Office of Cannabis Management, accusing the state of inappropriately rejecting applicants.

OCM claims about one-third of the 1800 applicants moved on to the lottery phase.

In a statement of Friday, the agency defended its process and blamed hundreds of “straw applicants” trying to gain an unfair advantage.