Thirteen lucky winners will be selected at random by the state this afternoon to become instant millionaires.
This isn t your classic lottery, however. The person pulling ping-pong balls from a lottery machine works for an accounting firm hired by the state Department of Health Services, and the prize is the right to manufacture and sell marijuana in one of Arizona s rural counties. The entrance fee is a bit more than the $2 for a Powerball ticket: It costs $25,000 just to apply, as well as proof of an additional $500,000 set aside in liquid capital and a confirmed, secure dispensary location.
The application fee will be well worth it for the 13 lucky, and financially flush, winners. The adult-use legalization measure that Arizona voters passed in November caps the number of recreational licenses the state can issue at roughly the current number of medical marijuana licenses.
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