Minnesota Cannabis License Application

Elements of the Minnesota Cannabis Application

The OCM has published a cannabis license application guide for the upcoming licensing window. To be clear, ONLY LOTTERY ENTRANTS need to be in a hurry (the window closes March 14th, 2025). All applications for uncapped license types will be accepted starting February 18th, 2025, on a rolling basis, with no plan by the OCM to close the minnesota cannabis application process. That means that, functionally, the limit on microbusiness, delivery, transporter and wholesale licenses will be limited at the local level by the number of available, properly zoned and licensable locations.

The OCM has stated that the following “worksheets” will need to be submitted. Think of them as license application forms. We confirmed through direct contact with a representative from the OCM that these worksheets will be required for both lottery applicants and uncapped license type applicants:

The following is the list of required worksheets and links to view their contents:

Disclosure of Ownership and Control (7 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Capitalization Table (Downloadable OCM .xls template and instructions)
Preliminary Security Plan (2 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF )
Preliminary Business Plan (11 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Attestation of Labor Peace Agreement (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary Training and Educational Plan for Employees (3 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary SOP Quality Assurance (3 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary SOP Inventory Control, Storage, and Diversion Prevention (3 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary SOP Accounting and Tax Compliance (2 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary Operation Plan – Microbusiness or Mezzobusiness (14 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF )
Preliminary Operation Plan – Manufacturer (12 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF )
Preliminary Operation Plan – Retail (4 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary Operation Plan – Wholesale (3 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary Operation Plan – Transporter (6 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary Operation Plan – Delivery (4 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary Operation Plan – Cultivation (10 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF)
Preliminary Operation Plan – Medical Cannabis Combination Business (14 questions of max. 4000 characters each) (Original OCM PDF )
Supplemental Cultivation Plan (2 questions of max. 4000 characters each – this is for your cultivation floor plan and square footage) (Original OCM PDF )

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Here is the complete Minnesota cannabis application guide from the OCM:

Minnesota Application Guidance Doc

So whether you are submitting a Minnesota cannabis microbusiness application, or an application for the lottery or secondary license types, you can expect to need several plans and procedures, and we are here to help. We are the Minnesota cannabis license consultants you are looking for! Honest, concise and affordable.

For the second stage of the application process (final application approval to operate, after you have been qualified with suitable documents from the list above), the OCM has published this guide:

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What Are the Costs of Our MN Cannabis Application Consulting Services?

We offer templates and full service document set completion. You can buy them individually or buy the whole set. Look at the dropdown menus above to see the prices. Or click on the individual plan above for a la carte options. We charge $2000 for personalizing and finalizing the document set for you, but it’s very possible for most applicants to handle the customizations themselves. Our templates and services come along with free corrections if the OCM flags any deficiencies.

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The Benefits of Working with Jennifer Martin On Your Minnesota Cannabis Business Application

We operate differently here at CS Consulting because we support customers who want to handle their own applications as well as those who want everything possible done for them. Our MN cannabis license application templates are high-level, editable pdf’s filled with sophisticated state-compliant plans and procedures that will get you through the OCM’s complex bureaucratic hoops as quickly as possible. You can download our MN cannabis application forms immediately after purchasing them! If you’d like us to customize them for you, we can do that within a few days.

For those of you tackling a MN cannabis microbusiness application or lottery application who would rather spend more for full service, we will customize the templates for you and do everything we can to make the whole submission process as easy as possible. We add a $2000 flat rate for the full service option.

Our prices and deliverables are 100% transparent. You can look at the templates via live screen share before you buy them, and during that time, you will be getting a free consultation from industry veteran, Jennifer Martin (Cannabis Cultivation and Licensing/Compliance Expert).

Our Minnesota Cannabis Application Templates Increase Your Chances of Quick Approval

We have qualified dozens of applicants for cannabis license lotteries with this pdf worksheet system in Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky in recent months–we know how it works. Each state is a bit different when it comes to the questions being asked and level of detail that meets the requirements, but Minnesota has a 10-day “cure period” which means that any deficient application will have a chance to be corrected. That means we can guarantee that all MN cannabis business application documents from us will be accepted by the OCM. We correct deficient documents quickly and at no charge.

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Let experts take care of the tedious paperwork for you. When you are not familiar with cannabis regulations and application requirements, it will take you 3x longer to complete cannabis plans and procedures. You might also misunderstand the information being requested by the cannabis regulatory agency. For these reasons, leave it to the experts. We price our cannabis business plan templates to make it more worthwhile for you to focus on other priorities, such as securing a location and arranging financing.

Our state-compliant cannabis licensing templates cites MN’s draft regulations and will be updated to cite the final regulations when they are published this summer. They reflect years of experience interpreting cannabis application questions. We have helped cannabis license applicants in many other states since 2017, including California, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Illinois, Utah, Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, and Nevada, so if you need Minnesota cannabis consulting, this is the place to be!

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Further Resources:

Create an account on the Minnesota Cannabis Application Portal. Poke around in the portal and get to know how it works and the information requirements so you can start planning out your application process.

Get an overview of how the lottery vs uncapped licensing works in our Guide to Minnesota Cannabis Licensing.

Read about the unique aspects of specific Minnesota cannabis license types, including free sample budgets:

Minnesota Cannabis Cultivation Licensing

Minnesota Cannabis Retail Licensing

Minnesota Cannabis Microbusiness Licensing

Minnesota Cannabis Manufacturer Licensing