Cannabis in Minnesota

St. Paul is proposing changes to its zoning code that would allow cannabis retailers, cultivators and product manufacturers with up to 15,000 square f

St. Paul proposal would allow cannabis businesses throughout commercial corridors

Larger businesses would be limited to areas zoned for industrial uses, and retailers could not be within 300 feet of a school.

A 4/20 chat with ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura on his new cannabis brand (and Led Zeppelin)

April 20

Former Minn. Governor Jesse Ventura talks to reporters after a meeting with Governor-elect Tim Walz inside the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Tu

Jesse Ventura Farms will officially launch Saturday with an event at Hook & Ladder Theater in Minneapolis.

Minnesota marijuana sales could be delayed or in short supply if planting doesn't start soon

April 12

Harold Robinson and Angela Dawson admire their flowering marijuana plants at their home greenhouse in Rutledge last October. Dawson is sounding the al

Growers need time to get cannabis planted, harvested, tested and processed — preferably before retailers open.

Why an award-winning Minnesota restaurateur is getting into the THC beverage business

April 10

Dana Thompson, formerly of Owamni, has released Heti, a new line of drinks inspired by nature.

Want to open a cannabis business in Minnesota? You might need some luck.

April 6

Minnesota could shift to a vetted lottery system for awarding cannabis business licenses. Not everyone's happy.

Minnesota to expunge misdemeanor marijuana records as early as May

April 3

The expungement of misdemeanor cannabis offenses is running ahead of schedule. Separately, the state's new Cannabis Expungement Board will soon begin reviewing felony cases.

What you need to know about Minnesota's marijuana legalization law

August 9, 2023

Minnesota is the 23rd state to legalize recreational cannabis. Here's a detailed look at what the new law allows — and what it won't.

Cannabis

April 19

Andrew “Reeferman” Sumner smokes a cannagar during Hash Bash on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 1, 2023.

Want to celebrate 4/20? Here are 33 weed-themed events across Minnesota.

Wherever you are in the state, chances are there's one near you.

Cannabis

April 4

A Minnesota-based THC beverage company won a national award for its half and half iced tea-lemonade drink this week.

Minnesota cannabis beverage company wins national recognition

Trail Magic's half and half iced tea-lemonade won the award, and its lime margarita won a silver, runner-up award.

Politics

March 12

Young cannabis plants grow in the Otsego facility run by Minnesota Medical Solutions.

Minnesota regulators announce plan to crack down on illegal cannabis sales

The Office of Cannabis Management has received complaints about illegal sales.

Business

March 4

The band-owned Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures has started building a 50,000-square-foot cannabis growing facility that is expected to open this fall.

Mille Lacs Band building large cannabis growing facility on tribal land

Early foothold in the marijuana market could make the band a key supplier for Minnesota dispensaries with their expected opening next year.

Politics

February 10

Cannabis flower on display Aug. 1, 2023 at NativeCare in Red Lake, Minn.. The Red Lake Nation opened the state’s first recreational marijuana dispen

Marijuana use has increased in Minnesota. So have poison control calls.

A new state report has provided a snapshot of cannabis use in Minnesota leading up to legalization.

Local

February 5

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2014 file photo, employees help customers at the crowded sales counter inside the Medicine Man marijuana retail store, in Denve

Osseo could be the first to open a city-run dispensary next year

As Minnesota prepares for legal weed sales in 2025, Osseo has started looking into what it would take to open a municipal dispensary.

Local

February 1

People line up before grand opening Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 at NativeCare in Red Lake, Minn. The Red Lake Nation opened the state's first recreational m

Red Lake Nation Council hands off daily operation of tribal-owned dispensary

The Red Lake Nation Council's move follows a theft allegation that was found to be false.

Politics

January 25

Erin DuPree stepped down a day after she was appointed by Gov. Tim Walz amid reports she sold illegal products and had tax liens.

Background checks botched in Walz's cannabis director hiring, audit says

Minnesota's legislative auditor released its report on the hiring of Erin DuPree as Minnesota's first cannabis director last fall.

Politics

September 20, 2023

Minnesotans can transport certain amounts of marijuana in their vehicles but not consume it there.

Rules of the road: What Minnesotans can and cannot do with marijuana in their vehicles

Possession is allowed. Consumption and open containers are not.

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Cannabis in Minnesota