The lottery’s postponement, however long it may be, delays the start of plant cultivation. That could lead to less supply for retailers when the market opens next year.

A case challenging how the Office of Cannabis Management handled social equity license applications moves next to the state Co­­urt of Appeals. The court on Wednesday directed the state

The judicial process will dictate whether a lottery can be rescheduled to determine who is preapproved to run cannabis businesses once the legal market launches and how that might occur.

A planned lottery to give some would-be cannabis business owners a licensing head start won’t go forward early this week after a judge halted the process Monday.