DELAWARE – Delaware’s Office of Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) held its inaugural Marijuana License Drawing on Thursday, awarding the first round of marijuana business licenses in the state.
OMC’s license lottery was held Oct. 24 at 9 a.m. and randomly selected from 727 applications for new marijuana licenses across the state. Among all license types, open retail was the only category not selected due to the high number of applications.
“Due to the large number of applications received for open retail licenses, the applicants will not be able to complete the October lottery and will be selected in another lottery to be held in December 2024 (date to be determined),” the OMC said. Ta. Said.
Kent and Sussex Counties received and selected the following number of applications by license category on Thursday:
Outdoor cultivation
– Kent County – 4 licenses awarded out of 31 eligible applications.
– Sussex County – 7 licenses awarded out of 27 eligible applications
Fostering social justice
-Kent County-2 license awarded from 27 qualified applications
– Sussex County – 3 licenses awarded from 29 eligible applications
micro culture
-Kent County-6 licenses awarded out of 9 eligible applications
– Sussex County – 8 licenses awarded out of 10 eligible applications.
Social equity microcultivation
-Kent County-2 licenses awarded from 4 qualified applications
– Sussex County – 3 licenses awarded from 6 eligible applications
open manufacturer
-Kent County- 2 licenses awarded out of 20 eligible applications
-Sussex County- 3 licenses awarded out of 14 eligible applications
social capital manufacturer
-Kent County-2 license awarded from 23 qualified applications
– Sussex County – 3 licenses awarded from 26 eligible applications
micro maker
-Kent County-2 license awarded from 8 qualified applications
-Sussex County- No lottery required -Sussex County Micro Manufacturers 3 licenses available – 3 eligible applications
Open retail:
– Information for eligible applicants is pending final review of their applications. The lottery for licenses in this category will be held in December 2024.
Social equity retail:
-Kent County-3 licenses awarded from 96 qualified applications
– Sussex County – 5 licenses awarded out of 99 eligible applications.
Open test lab:
-Kent County – No lottery is required for the Kent County Testing Laboratory. 1 license available/1 application lottery eligible
– Sussex County – No Lottery Required – Sussex County Testing Laboratory. 0 applications received and 1 license awarded.
Social Equity Testing Lab:
– Kent County – No license.
– Sussex County – No Lottery Required – Sussex County Testing Laboratory. One license will be granted for each person eligible for the lottery.
