Missouri regulators could revoke up to 11 of the 48 marijuana social equity licenses issued earlier this fall after discovering the applicants were ineligible.
In October, the state issued 48 microbusiness licenses reserved for “marginalized and under-represented individuals” who were selected by lottery from a pool of more than 1,600 applicants.
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Applicants needed to meet at least one of several criteria to be eligible.
But after an eligibility review, Abigail Vivas, chief equity officer for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, “identified indications of ineligibility for two microbusiness wholesale licenses and nine microbusiness dispensary licenses.”
Vivas disclosed in a Dec. 15 report that the reasons for the ineligibility rulings included failure to:
“Provide adequate documentation to verify the majority owner met the eligibility criteria chosen at application.” Disclose a “disqualifying felony offense.” “Provide documentation that the facility would be operated by eligible individuals
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