Minnesota Cannabis & Hemp News
Tracking legislation, licensing, enforcement, court rulings, and milestones across Minnesota's cannabis and hemp industry. 702 published updates and counting, compiled from official and public sources.
Federal shutdown deal could kill Minnesota's hemp-derived THC market
A potential federal shutdown deal may include provisions that would impact Minnesota's hemp-derived THC market. The article discusses federal legislative actions with direct conse...
Red Lake Nation News
Bipartisan Bill To Save Hemp Industry From Renewed Federal Criminalization Could Be Filed This Week, Rand Paul Says
Senator Rand Paul announced that bipartisan legislation to prevent federal recriminalization of hemp THC products is expected to be introduced in Congress this week. The senator c...
Marijuana Moment
Minnesota Opens Hemp License Applications for 2023
Minnesota has opened license applications for hemp cultivation and processing in 2023, as part of the state's implementation of its hemp program. This represents a routine licensi...
Cannabis Business Times
Target Expands Involvement In Hemp THC Drinks Market With 72 New Licenses In Minnesota
Target is expanding its hemp-derived THC beverage sales in Minnesota by obtaining 72 new licenses, building on a pilot program that launched in 10 stores last year. The expansion ...
Marijuana Moment
RFK And Dr. Oz Want Anti-Marijuana Groups’ Lawsuit Challenging Medicare Hemp Coverage Program Dismissed
Federal health officials under the Trump administration are seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by marijuana legalization opponents challenging a new Medicare hemp coverage progr...
Marijuana Moment
Minnesota’s hemp-produced THC beverage and edible industry reels from provision to outlaw products in shutdown bill
Minnesota's hemp-derived THC beverage and edible industry faces potential shutdown as a legislative provision in a shutdown bill aims to outlaw these products. The measure threate...
Eden Prairie Local News
Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC companies prepare to fight new federal law
Minnesota hemp-derived THC companies are preparing legal and advocacy responses to a new federal law affecting their industry. The article reports on the state's hemp-derived cann...
WDAY Radio
Minnesota Reopens Applications for Lower-potency Hemp Edible Companies
Minnesota has reopened applications for companies seeking to produce lower-potency hemp edible products, allowing new businesses to enter this regulated market segment. This licen...
Cannabis Equipment News
Minnesota hemp farm brings right amount of fright
A Minnesota hemp farm is featured in agricultural news coverage, likely discussing the farm's operations or seasonal activities related to hemp cultivation.
Agweek
Trump puts medical cannabis protections in budget (Newsletter: April 6, 2026)
A newsletter roundup covering multiple cannabis policy developments including Trump administration budget provisions for medical cannabis protections, an FBI memo on marijuana inv...
Marijuana Moment
Minnesota opening new registration period for sellers of hemp-derived cannabinoid products
Minnesota is opening a new registration period for sellers of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. This regulatory action affects businesses operating in the state's hemp-derived ca...
MPR News
Big changes coming to Minnesota’s recreational marijuana proposal to address worries from hemp edibles industry
Minnesota's recreational marijuana proposal is being modified to address concerns raised by the hemp edibles industry. The changes aim to balance the legalization of adult-use can...
MinnPost
Stillwater's Lift Bridge Brewery owes $1.8M in THC drink dispute
A jury found that Stillwater-based Lift Bridge Brewery misled its business partners from Lyvly, a line of hemp-derived cannabis seltzers that never came to be after Minnesota lega...
Star Tribune
What Illinois can learn from Minnesota's intoxicating hemp rules
An article examining Minnesota's hemp regulations and intoxicating hemp products, positioning them as a potential model for Illinois policy. The piece discusses regulatory approac...
Crain's Chicago Business
Feds Finalize New Rule Allowing Some Hemp Products As Medicare Advantage Benefits
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a federal rule allowing Medicare Advantage plans to cover certain hemp products as specialized, non-primarily heal...
Marijuana Moment
FBI Says Agents Can Invest And Work In Hemp Companies But Not Marijuana Industry, Newly Declassified Memo Shows
A declassified 2022 FBI memo permits federal agents to invest in and work for hemp and CBD companies, while prohibiting investment in marijuana businesses, with an exception barri...
Marijuana Moment
Minnesota Will Let Hemp Businesses Keep Using Out-of-State Testing
Minnesota has decided to allow hemp businesses to continue using out-of-state testing services rather than requiring them to use only in-state laboratories. This decision affects ...
Cannabis Equipment News
Minnesota cannabis: New rules mixing medical, recreational and hemp operations face mixed reviews
Minnesota has introduced new regulatory rules that consolidate oversight of medical cannabis, recreational cannabis, and hemp operations under unified guidance. Industry stakehold...
MSN
Federal hemp ban leaves Minnesota THC sellers in limbo
Minnesota THC sellers face regulatory uncertainty following a federal hemp ban that affects the legal status of hemp-derived cannabis products in the state. The article examines h...
MPR News
Federal bill threatens Minnesota’s hemp beverage and gummy industry
A federal bill is being proposed that would negatively impact Minnesota's hemp beverage and gummy industry. The legislation threatens the current regulatory framework that allows ...
The Minnesota Daily
Breweries, liquor stores, and retailers navigate uncertain future of selling hemp products
Breweries, liquor stores, and retailers are grappling with regulatory uncertainty regarding the sale of hemp products. The article addresses the challenges these businesses face i...
WTIP
Navigating Minnesota’s New Rules for Manufacturers and Sellers of Lower Potency Hemp-Derived Edible Products
Minnesota has implemented new regulatory rules for manufacturers and sellers of lower potency hemp-derived edible products. The guidance covers compliance requirements for compani...
Vicente LLP
Minnesota Allows Hemp Businesses to Continue Using Out-of-State Testing Labs Until Next Year
Minnesota has granted hemp businesses an extension to continue using out-of-state testing laboratories until next year, rather than immediately requiring in-state testing complian...
Ganjapreneur
Applications reopen for hemp edible licenses in Minnesota
Minnesota has reopened the application process for hemp edible licenses, allowing businesses to submit new applications for products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids. This rep...
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