No caps for micros? Understanding OCM's new 101-page bill

Note from Jen Randolph Reise In this newsletter: -Analyzing MN-OCM’s proposed bill (Tl;dr: some good news for those seeking microlicenses, and also for veteran applicants.) -Lots of upcoming events as we move into a packed spring. -Client profi… Read More
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Watching the MN Legislature tea leaves

Note from Jen Randolph Reise What I’m excited about today: 1) The very real possibility of a first license round in JULY! My team is ramping up to help our clients put together quality license applications; 2) The news of Germany’s legisl… Read More
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Will we see a first license round this summer?!

Note from Jen Randolph Reise Filling you in on what I know about lots of rumors & possibilities in this week’s newsletter, inc.: In MN, the recommendation by OCM for a social equity applicant round as soon as this summer! Status of reschedu… Read More
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Where did that OCM hiring process fail? New report.

Note from Jen Randolph Reise In this week’s newsletter: A webinar on Tuesday from OCM you might want to sign up for; Info for Minnesota employers about a big new requirement called Sick and Safe Time; Coverage of the auditor’s scathing re… Read More
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ISO Minority Business Owners for the Cannabis Board

Note from Jen Randolph Reise Quick newsletter this week, but I wanted to make sure to let you know about the important reports that Minnesota’s OCM released this week and remind you to take the OCM survey about licensing rules due next Friday.… Read More
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Expungement delays and OCM surveys

Note from Jen Randolph Reise Happy New Year! I had some fun making an Instagram Year in Review of my eventful year as a cannabis business lawyer; check it out if you are so inclined! https://www.instagram.com/p/C1-sbVmsUes/ The Minnesota cannabis ind… Read More
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OCM wants comments on retail operations rules (deadline 12-28)

Note from Jen Randolph Reise Happy Holidays from all of us at North Star Cannabis Law! What a ride 2023 has been for all of us in Minnesota’s burgeoning cannabis industry. In the early part of the year, we testified and organized and negotiated… Read More
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What else does OCM want to know?

Note from Jen Randolph Reise Last week I was out in Las Vegas at the cannabis industry’s huge annual conference, MJBizCon. As those who have done MJBizCon know, the conference is the tip of the iceberg – it includes a truly enormous expo… Read More
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Heads up: That OCM survey closes Nov. 30

Note from Jen Randolph Reise This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for the Minnesota cannabis community, my clients, and my team at North Star! After Thanksgiving, I’m off to attend mega-event MJBizCon in Las Vegas, after a couple of days in De… Read More
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OCM wants to hear from Minnesotans as rulemaking begins

Note from Jen Randolph Reise Loved seeing so many folks at Canna Connect 3 last Sunday! John and Nicole (pictured) are our law clerks (both finishing their last year of law school) and have been an awesome addition to the team. If you want a North St… Read More
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