Greater Minnesota
A small Minnesota city rolled out the red carpet for jobs in cannabis growing
An entrepreneur wants to put up to $10 million toward a new kind of ag business, transforming a former Green Giant cannery to grow cannabis.
December 20, 2024
Cannabis
Walz weighs in on canceled Minnesota cannabis license lottery: Litigation ‘happens in every state’
The governor said it may be 2027 or 2028 by the time the market catches up to demand.
December 13, 2024
Cannabis
Minnesota abandons early cannabis lottery, retail pot sales likely to start later than expected
“This was certainly not an outcome that we were hoping would materialize, and we know that today’s path forward does not provide a perfect solution,” interim OCM director Charlene Briner said Wednesday.
December 11, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
What’s that smell? Twin Cities suburbs adopt odor ordinances before cannabis retail market launches
Officials say the smell regulations in Hastings, Stillwater and Cottage Grove apply to all businesses, not just those in the marijuana industry.
December 6, 2024
News & Politics
Mankato limits cannabis retailers to four, sets strict zoning rules
City officials said they are pursuing a “middle ground” approach, but others may see them as restrictive.
November 26, 2024
Cannabis
Wave of rejections for aspiring Minnesota cannabis entrepreneurs
With a lottery looming, a local pot attorney says litigation is “the only course left” for some clients who were turned away from a shot at Minnesota’s social equity program.
November 20, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
How many shops and where can they go? Minnesota cities are hashing out their new cannabis rules
Recreational cannabis sales are expected to start next year, so city officials are trying to decide where businesses can set up shop and who will run their compliance checks.
October 18, 2024
Small Business
While Minnesota’s cannabis industry wades through regulations, Wisconsin’s accelerates without many
A greater diversity of THC products is available for sale in Minnesota’s neighbor to the east, including some highly potent items.
October 15, 2024
Rochester
Rochester punts cannabis business regulation to Olmsted County
The city is taking advantage of a recent ruling allowing communities to delegate local authority over the cannabis industry to counties.
October 8, 2024
Cannabis
Minneapolis tackles marijuana rules from ‘seed to sale’
Right now the plan would allow more cannabis dispensaries to be permitted than new liquor stores or tobacco shops.
October 1, 2024
Politics
A year after his first pick resigned, Gov. Tim Walz hasn’t named a permanent cannabis director
Charlene Briner has led the Office of Cannabis Management on an interim basis for more than a year. The work to set up Minnesota’s recreational marijuana industry remains underway.
September 27, 2024
Cannabis
Minnesota Poll: A majority of Minnesotans support federal marijuana legalization
But only about 1 in 7 Minnesotans reported using marijuana or hemp-derived products in the past month.
September 25, 2024