Eligibility criteria for those seeking consideration as a social equity applicant in Minnesota:
1. You have a prior conviction related to the possession or sale of cannabis before May 1, 2023.
2. You have a family member (parent, guardian, child, spouse, or dependent) who was convicted of a cannabis-related offense before May 1, 2023.
3. You are a dependent of someone who was convicted of a cannabis-related offense before May 1, 2023.
4. You are a military veteran, including those with service-connected disabilities, current or former members of the national guard, or any veteran or former national guard member who lost honorable status due to a cannabis-related offense.
5. You have resided for the past five years in one or more areas, such as census tracts or neighborhoods, subject to disproportionate cannabis enforcement (specific criteria to be determined by the Office of Cannabis Management).
6. You have resided for the past five years in one or more census tracts where, according to the most recent decennial census published by the United States Bureau of the Census, the poverty rate was 20% or higher, or where the median family income did not exceed 80% of the statewide median family income, or, if in a metropolitan area, did not exceed 80% of the statewide median family income or 80% of the median family income for that metropolitan area.