The first round of the state’s adult-use cannabis business licensing lottery is done, the state announced Friday, meaning that all 56 companies selected have been notified they can move on toward provisional licensing.
The state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) announced the names of a few more social equity and general lottery winners Friday, so all the license winners are now known. Adult-use recreational sales in Connecticut are scheduled to begin Jan. 10.
The recently named social equity business winners are:
- Hybrid retailer Chillax LLC, which names New Jersey resident Niralee Modi as principal.
- Hybrid retailer Divine 1 LLC, which names Pennsylvania resident Dharini Patel as principal.
The general lottery winners named include:
- Hybrid retailer Divine 1 LLC
- Hybrid retailer Ty’s Dispensary LLC, which names California resident Tyler Christensen as principal.
- Product manufacturer Brownstone Sales LLC, which names East Hampton’s SL Olson LLC and Moodus M Kusha LLC as principals.
- Product manufacturer Cat Rock Holistics CT LLC, which names Connecticut resident Shirley Xu-Weldon and Christopher Weldon as principals.
- Product manufacturer Shangri-La CT Inc., which names Hartford resident Jocelyn Cerda and Missouri resident Kepal Patel as principals.
- Delivery service Cannect Wellness of Connecticut LLC, which names Illinois residents Gabriel Singal and David Michaud as principals
- Delivery service Cannabis Connection LLC
- Delivery service Farmington Convenience LLC, which names Bristol resident Jaymin Mehta as principal.
- Delivery service Slap Ash LLC, which names Florida resident Ashley Vaughn and Chicago resident Amanda Ostrowitz as principals.
- Delivery service Ward Law LLC, which names Hartford resident DeVaughn Ward as principal.
- Food and beverage manufacturer Connecticut Social Equity LLC, which names Southington’s Linares Faye LLC and East Haven Van Scoy as principals.
- Food and beverage manufacturer Emerald Canning Partners LLC
- Food and beverage manufacturer Enlightened Foods LLC, which names Stamford’s SUPERCALYX LLC as principal.
- Food and beverage manufacturer Molly Dunne Sole Proprietor.
- Food and beverage manufacturer 56 Benton LLC, which names Fairfield resident Edgar Rosado as principal.
Now, the approved applicants and their backers must submit additional information for the required background check and provisional license application to be reviewed by DCP.
The DCP said it will announce information about the next lottery in 2023.
