The Minneapolis-based retailer is offering a few brands at a handful of its liquor stores in Minnesota, the first of its 2,000 locations nationwide to sell cannabis products.
Hemp beverage businesses tell the Office of Cannabis Management that new testing and labeling requirements could harm THC drink makers and the stores and breweries that sell them.
Agreements with the state authorized two medical dispensaries to sell some of their existing medical marijuana to recreational customers while other retailers struggle to secure supply.
Medical dispensary Green Goods opened eight locations statewide to all adults on Tuesday, with another medical provider, Rise, to follow suit on Wednesday at five locations.