All Army Veterans Now Qualify For Minnesota’s Social Equity Program And Medical Marijuana Is Available For Any Condition
Minnesota regulators made dozens of changes to the state cannabis law, including adding all military veterans to its social equity program. Adding the veterans will vastly expand the pool of social equity applicants for cannabis business licenses, considering that as many as 327,000 army vets live in the state, writes Minnesota Reformer.
These changes were passed by the Legislature at the end of this session, but are still pending Governor Tim Walz’s (D) signature.
Other also be considered to be social equity applicants include people previously convicted of marijuana-related offense or their family members and those who live in disadvantaged areas. Prior to these amendments, the only military veterans allowed to apply included disabled or dishonorably charged for cannabis offenses as well as current and former National Guard members.
Lawmakers included a provision making social equity applicants eligible for pre-approval and providing some of them a chance to start cultivation earlier. The idea is for …