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May 20, 2023 – There are 12 different business licenses a person can apply for in the adult-use market, and there are additional licenses for medical cannabis.
To be eligible to operate a business, you need to be at least 21 years old and fill out all necessary paperwork and pay license fees. It’s not cheap – a cultivator license, for example, will cost $10,000 to apply, $20,000 for the initial license, and $30,000 to renew. Costs vary depending on the operation. Smaller businesses seeking a cannabis “microbusiness” license would pay less.
There are some limits on who is allowed: You can’t be a police officer or work for the state office regulating the industry, among other rules.
State officials will “score” applications and consider several factors when reviewing them, including proposed business plans, security details, experience working in related industries and more.
Bill authors say a key goal of the legislation is righting the wrongs of prohibition that have disproportionately impacted certain communities. Minnesota ranks 8th in the country for largest racial disparities when it comes to marijuana arrests, according to a ACLU report.
