2025 Minnesota Craft Cannabis Guild & Earl Giles
Presents:
Week 1: Building the Licensed Cannabis Market Together - the first week of the month Guild president Sarah Schuette will moderate panel discussions including MN OCM and industry leaders.
Week 2: Professional Development/Knowledge Building. In week 2, Guild founder and treasurer Jude Croyle and Sarah host timely discussions on topics relevant to entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Week 3: Homegrowers. The third week of the month; vice president Bob Wollach joined by Jude host discussions and build community in support of folks who are interested in the craft of cannabis cultivation for personal use.
Week 4: Cannabis Medicine and Connoisseurship. In the fourth week of the month, operations manager and Certified Ganjier, Ghislaine Ball brings a range of topics of interest to the spectrum of consumers both curious and seasoned.
Event Calendar
Building the Licensed Cannabis Market Together:
Worker Safety, Industrial Hygiene and MNOSHA
Wednesday, September 6
6-7 pm
Earl Giles
1325 Quincy St. NE 55413
Professional Development:
Navigating Commercial Real Estate
Wednesday, July 9
6-7 pm
Earl Giles
1325 Quincy St. NE 55413
Sampling and Testing Technical Standards for Cannabis Licensees
Wednesday, July 2
6-7 pm
Earl Giles
1325 Quincy St. NE 55413
Professional Development:
The strengths and limitations of AI as a business tool.
Wednesday, June 11
6-7 pm
Earl Giles
1325 Quincy St. NE 55413
Next Steps for Cannabis Applicants
Wednesday, June 4
6-7 pm
Earl Giles
1325 Quincy St. NE 55413
Licensing Workshop
Sundays, Feb. 2 through March 16
4-8 pm
CannaJoyMN
4753 Chicago Ave. 55407
Every Sunday from now until applications are due the Guild will be hosting an in-person/online working session. A dedicated chunk of time each week where we'll work on our applications together, ask each other questions and learn from each other.
Join us at CannaJoyMN in South MPLS or on the Zoom.
Application Window
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February 18 - License application window opens for SEA and General Applicants
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March 14 - License application window closes
License Type
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Capped:
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Mezzo Business, Cultivator, Manufacturer, Retailer
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Uncapped:
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Micro Business, Wholesale, Transport, Testing Lab, Event Organizer, Delivery
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Application Portal
Completed Paperwork Required for Application
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Full Name, Social Security Number and DOB for each owner
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Organizational Documents - Articles of Incorporation, Operating Agreement, Banking Info
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Business Plan
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Financial Plan
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Operations Plan
Calendar
February 2
Overview of all attachments & A) Disclosure of Ownership & Control,
B) Capitalization Table, C) Social Equity Verification
February 7
D) Security Plan, E) Proof of Trade Name Registration, F) Business Plan
February 16
Update on application guide from OCM - Differences from August Application
G) Labor Peace Agreement, H) Photo ID, I) Training and Education
February 23
J) SOP Quality Assurance, K) SOP Inventory Control, Storage, and Diversion Prevention,
L) SOP Accounting & Tax Compliance
March 2
M) Operations Plan N) Cultivation Plan
March 9
Free time for questions and conversations
March 16
Submission Sesh - BYOB - we got a spot