After completing the application review, Delaware's Office of the Cannabis Commissioner announced that 529 applications will advance to the lottery stage for the Open Retail category. The Licensing Lottery will be broadcast live on Facebook Live on December 19, 2024.
If an applicant passes the minimum qualifications review and has paid their application fee, they receive a lottery number generated by the system. A separate drawing is conducted for each category of license by County.
The OMC will contact the selected applicants in the days following the lottery. Once all selected applicants have been officially notified, the identity of the selected applicants will be shared with the media and the public.
Selected Applicants will begin the Supplemental Application Process and work towards their Conditional License. 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.
Available licenses include:
- New Castle County - 7 available licenses - 210 Applications Lottery Eligible
- Kent County - 3 available licenses - 151 Applications Lottery Eligible
- Sussex County - 5 available licenses - 168 Applications Lottery Eligible
