Minnesota Social Equity Rules Could Cover Between 30%-40% of Adults in the State

Under Minnesota’s cannabis industry social equity rules, between 30% and 40% of adults in the state could qualify as social equity applicants, the Minnesota Reformer reports. The rules were approved by state lawmakers earlier this year. 

The state’s social equity rules cover: 

  • individuals who have lived for five years in a neighborhood where more than 20% of residents live in poverty or on food stamps, or where the median income is less than 80% of the statewide or metro area;  
  • those who have lived for five years in a neighborhood with high levels of “social vulnerability” as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC); 
  • military veterans or members of the National Guard; 
  • individuals convicted of a cannabis offense in the past, or had a close family member convicted of an offense; 
  • small farmers with less than $100,000 in annual sales; 
  • and those who have lived for five years in a neighborhood that

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