8 Steps to Create a Winning License Application

Experts at Cannabis Conference shared what it takes to successfully navigate the application process and secure a cannabis business license.

Greg Huffaker (left), Mackenzie Wilcox (middle) and Debby Goldsberry (right)

Greg Huffaker (left), Mackenzie Wilcox (middle) and Debby Goldsberry (right)

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Melissa Schiller

March 13, 2023

Securing a license is a daunting—yet essential—first step in launching a cannabis business.

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Rhode Island Opens Applications for 24 Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses

Judge Sends Alabama Medical Cannabis Licensing Back to Square One

Missouri Cannabis Regulators Revoke 25 Microbusiness Licenses

24 Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses Still Up for Grabs in Rhode Island via Lottery

Rhode Island Opens Applications for 24 Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses

The Cannabis Control Commission can award up to two dozen adult-use retail establishments under state law.

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Judge Sends Alabama Medical Cannabis Licensing Back to Square One

Circuit Judge James Anderson ruled that the state regulators’ emergency rule, established for a late 2023 licensing process, is void.

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Missouri Cannabis Regulators Revoke 25 Microbusiness Licenses

The state’s Division of Cannabis Regulation determined the license holders did not meet social equity eligibility requirements.

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24 Adult-Use Dispensary Licenses Still Up for Grabs in Rhode Island via Lottery

Regulators are finalizing rules for a licensing process nearly two years after existing medical cannabis operators expanded to recreational sales.

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Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Program Attracts 5K License Applicants

The state’s forthcoming lotteries will award just 74 licenses, including 16 to cultivators, 48 to dispensaries and 10 processors.

Kentucky's Office of Medical Cannabis received 4,998 applications for one of the state's 74 licenses available in upcoming lotteries.

176 Applications Filed for Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis License Lottery

The application period runs through Aug. 31. The state plans to award 74 licenses through a lottery system.

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3 Tips to Build Your Cultivation Team for Peak Productivity

Cultivators can avoid expensive snags and turnover by properly structuring their organizations, setting expectations up front, and accommodating employees.

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Delaware Marijuana Commissioner Works to Include Medical Operators to Kickstart Adult-Use Sales

Under current law, the state’s top regulator must establish a commercial market that omits an automatic transition pathway for existing cannabis companies.

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Missouri to Open 2nd Licensing Round For Cannabis Microbusinesses

The second of three rounds comes after out-of-state business owners swarmed the state’s first lottery that was designed for social equity applicants.

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Out-of-State Applicants Swarmed Missouri’s Social Equity Cannabis Lottery

Applicants were permitted to have owners from different states within one application, but no one individual could apply for more than one license.

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Maryland’s Adult-Use Cannabis Licensing Round Draws 1,700+ Applicants

The most competitive category includes just a 3% chance to win.

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Alabama Awards 20 Medical Cannabis Licenses in Yet Another Do-Over

The state’s regulators are hoping the third time is the charm to ignite a commercial marketplace for patients with qualifying conditions.

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