Minnesota is considering a lottery system for awarding licenses to cannabis companies looking to do business in the state.
According to the Star Tribune, state legislators are moving forward with a bill that would swap out a points-based system.
After other states like Alabama have faced lawsuits and criticisms regarding how license applicants were scored, Minnesota lawmakers are trying to avoid a similar situation.
Charlene Briner, interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management, said points-based systems “have not been particularly successful in yielding…equitable outcomes.”
"In order to do this in a way that we're going to be able to launch in a timely manner and not encounter the kind of injunctive delays that have plagued other states, this is where we landed,” she said.
Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis last year and is currently focused on the rulemaking process.
