Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota’s long-awaited cannabis lottery on Thursday was a nail-biter for Aaron Beauchaine.
He and about 60 others gathered in the Minnetonka office of Meta Commercial Cannabis, a real estate brokerage dedicated to cannabis. People gathered in front of two TVs to watch the lottery, which was held virtually and streamed on YouTube.
Beauchaine is a partner in Meta Commercial Cannabis and runs his own cannabis company.
“This morning was very nerve wracking,” he said. “You’ve been waiting so long for this, and it went by in a matter of seconds. Luckily, my number was called.”
He’s one of 249 applicants who won in a lottery held by the state’s Office of Cannabis Management. The winners now can proceed with the licensing process including a criminal background check.
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