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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