Available License Types
The latest license application window closed on March 16. OCM is reviewing applications and will announce dates for the capped license lotteries.
During the latest license cycle, OCM accepted applications both from verified social equity applicants and from any applicant seeking to participate in general licensing in the following license types: microbusiness, mezzobusiness, cultivator, manufacturer, retailer, wholesaler, transporter, testing facility, delivery service, and medical cannabis combination business. Applications for cannabis event organizer licenses will be accepted later this summer; applications for lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer licenses and lower-potency hemp edible retailer licenses will be accepted in the fall. Cities or counties wishing to operate a single municipal cannabis store needed to apply for a retailer license during the initial application window. Municipal retailer licenses are not subject to a lottery.
The information provided below is solely intended to provide a general overview of permitted activities under the various license types and is not exhaustive. Application fees, initial licensing fees, and renewal licensing fees are nonrefundable.
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*Denotes a license type that has a limit or a cap to the number of licenses available.