MinnPost interviewed Carol Moss, Hellmuth & Johnson partner, and chair of the firm’s Cannabis Law practice group, about proposed changes to Minnesota’s cannabis law. The changes include using a lottery instead of a points system to award new business licenses to avoid an influx of lawsuits. Another provision in the bill suggests a new definition of farmer who is eligible for social equity status for cannabis cultivator licenses.
In changing the definition of “emerging farmer” to “currently a farmer or an aspiring cannabis farmer who faces barriers to education or employment,” Carol Moss commented, “That definition was so overly broad to the point it was not workable. Just about every applicant could find a way to pigeonhole themselves in as an ‘emerging farmer,’” she said. “Plus, I have doubts it could pass constitutional challenges that we know will be inevitable.”