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Feb 03, 2022, 11:01pm<\/span>Updated on Feb 04, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

By: <\/span>News 12 Staff<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

You can now apply for a license to open a retail marijuana store in Connecticut.<\/p>\n

You can do it online, but it is not an easy process. Once you’ve filled out the application, there is a mountain of paperwork that needs to be submitted. But for some cannabis capitalists, all the effort is worth it.<\/p>\n

“We’re going to hopefully be going in as a cultivator. And then there’s a whole lottery process for hopefully a delivery license. And hopefully a dispensary license,” said Wepa! Farms owner Luis Vega.<\/p>\n

Dispensaries are already open in Massachusetts. By the end of this year, there could be some open in Connecticut as well.<\/p>\n

Applications are now open for a retail dispensary, but the state is only giving out 12 licenses to start. Applicants have 90 days to apply.<\/p>\n

Connecticut’s Social Equity Council<\/a> will decide who gets priority access, but so far it’s not even sure who will approve the applications yet.<\/div>\n

Wepa! Farms plans to apply for a Social Equity license.<\/p>\n

“Our farm is in Shelton, our lab is in North Haven. I live out in Meriden. So, we’re all over the state. I would love something along the I-95, 91, corridor,” said Vega.<\/p>\n

There will be another round next year for anyone who does not get chosen this year.<\/p>\n

Applications
\ncan be found here<\/a>, and must be completed through the
\nonline portal. Information about what is required to apply for each license
\ntype is available here<\/a>. Interested
\napplicants can view a description of each license type<\/a> to determine which
\nlicense is appropriate for their business.<\/div>\n

Applicants
\nare encouraged to submit the most thorough and complete application possible
\nwhen applying for a cannabis establishment license and not to rush their
\napplication submission. Lottery applications will not be reviewed until after the
\nclose of the application window. There is no advantage to submitting a lottery
\napplication early.<\/p>\n

All individuals that are identified as backers associated
\nwith the cannabis establishment application must also complete a backer
\napplication before the close of the application window to ensure they are
\nconsidered as part of the application. <\/p>\n

Applications
\navailable as of February 3, 2022:<\/b><\/p>\n

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