Following the completion of the application review, Delaware's Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) announced that 727 applications will advance to the lottery stage and will include all categories except the Open Retail category, for which it plans to have a separate lottery in December. The Licensing Lottery will be broadcast live on Facebook Live on October 24, 2024.
The OMC said it will contact the selected applicants in the days following the lottery. Selected applicants will be issued a Conditional License and begin the Supplemental Application Process. An Active License, enabling the licensee to commence business operations, is not issued until the OMC has determined that the applicant satisfies all requirements contained in the applicable law and regulations.
In the Micro Cultivation category for New Castle County there were only six applications for the nine licenses allotted for the County. The three vacant licenses will be reassigned to Kent and Sussex County for the upcoming lottery to maximize opportunity to issue all available conditional licenses provided for under the Marijuana Control Act. The OMC will add two of the vacant licenses to Kent County Micro Cultivation and one to Sussex County Micro Cultivation.
In the Open Testing Lab category, there were no applications for the one available Open Testing License in Sussex County and a total of only two applications submitted statewide. The vacant Open Testing Lab license will be held for a supplemental second chance lottery, most likely in the late summer of 2025.
Cultivation:
01 - Open Cultivation
NCC – 9 Licenses Available – 37 Applications lottery eligible
KC – 4 Licenses Available – 31 Applications lottery eligible
SC - 7 Licenses Available – 27 Applications lottery eligible
02 - Social Equity Cultivation
NCC - 5 Licenses Available – 44 Applications lottery eligible
KC - 2 Licenses Available – 27 Applications lottery eligible
SC - 3 Licenses Available – 29 Applications lottery eligible
03 - Micro Cultivation
NCC - No lottery needed for NCC Micro Cultivation 6 licenses available - 6 Applications lottery eligible.
KC - 6 Licenses Available – 9 Applications lottery eligible
SC - 8 Licenses Available – 10 Applications lottery eligible.
11- Social Equity Micro Cultivation
NCC - No lottery needed for NCC S.E. Micro Cultivation 5 Licenses available - 5 Applications lottery eligible.
KC - 2 Licenses Available – 4 Applications lottery eligible
SC - 3 Licenses Available – 6 Applications lottery eligible
Manufacturer:
04- Open Manufacturer
NCC - 5 Licenses Available – 27 Applications lottery eligible
KC - 2 Licenses Available – 20 Applications lottery eligible
SC - 3 Licenses Available – 14 Applications lottery eligible
05 - Social Equity Manufacturer
NCC - 5 Licenses Available – 43 Applications lottery eligible
KC - 2 Licenses Available – 23 Applications lottery eligible
SC - 3 Licenses Available – 26 Applications lottery eligible
06 - Micro Manufacturer
NCC - 5 Licenses Available – 9 Applications lottery eligible
KC - 2 Licenses Available – 8 Applications lottery eligible
SC - No lottery needed for SC Micro Manufacturer 3 licenses available - 3 Applications lottery eligible
Retail:
07 - Open Retail
Eligible applicant information is pending final review of the applications. Lottery for this category of license will be held in December 2024.
08 - Social Equity Retail
NCC - 7 Licenses Available – 120 Applications lottery eligible
KC - 3 Licenses Available – 96 Applications lottery eligible
SC - 5 Licenses Available – 99 Applications lottery eligible.
Testing Lab:
09 - Open Testing Lab
NCC – No lottery needed for NCC Testing Lab. 1 license available -1 application lottery eligible
KC - No lottery needed for KC Testing Lab. 1 license available - 1 application lottery eligible
SC - No lottery needed for SC Testing Lab. 1 license available – 0 applications received.
10 - Social Equity Testing Lab
NCC – No lottery needed for NCC Testing Lab. 1 license available -1 application lottery eligible
KC - No license available.
SC - No lottery needed for SC Testing Lab. 1 license available – 1 application lottery eligible
What do the letters and digits signify in the lottery numbers?
First Character: County of Business: county where business intends to operate.
N - New Castle County
K - Kent County
S - Sussex County
Second Character: Type of Marijuana License:
1- Cultivation
2 - Retail
3 - Manufacturing
4 - Testing
Third Character: Category of Marijuana License:
O - Open
E - Social Equity
M - Micro Business
Fourth & Fifth Characters: License Code # XX
01 – Open Cultivation
02 – Social Equity Cultivation
03 – Micro Cultivation
04 – Open Manufacturer
05 – Social Equity Manufacturer
06 – Micro Manufacturer
07 – Open Retailer
08 – Social Equity Retailer
09 – Open Testing Lab
10 – Social Equity Testing Lab
11 – Social Equity Micro Cultivation
