Minnesota Cannabis & Hemp News
Tracking legislation, licensing, enforcement, court rulings, and milestones across Minnesota's cannabis and hemp industry. 829 published updates and counting, compiled from official and public sources.
State cannabis board brings record relief directly to the community - Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Minnesota's state cannabis board has distributed record-level relief funding or support directly to communities. The article highlights the board's efforts to bring cannabis-relat...
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Minnesota Cannabis Expungement Board Felony Records - Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
The Minnesota Cannabis Expungement Board is addressing felony records related to cannabis convictions. This appears to be part of Minnesota's social equity efforts in cannabis reg...
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Minnesota Cannabis Expungement Board Public Event - Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
The Minnesota Cannabis Expungement Board is hosting a public event. Details about the specific date, location, and agenda are not provided in the available summary.
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Some Minnesota hemp-derived THC businesses prep for pot pivot
Minnesota hemp-derived THC businesses are preparing to transition into the recreational cannabis market as Minnesota's adult-use cannabis program develops. The article covers how ...
CBS News
'We fought a long battle to free the plants': Minnesota cannabis businesses celebrate recreational marijuana legalization
Minnesota cannabis businesses are celebrating the state's legalization of recreational marijuana following a lengthy advocacy effort. The legalization represents a significant mil...
MinnPost
Minnesota’s social equity cannabis license lottery postponed to late spring amid legal challenges
Minnesota's social equity cannabis license lottery, initially scheduled for an earlier date, has been postponed to late spring due to ongoing legal challenges. The delay affects t...
MinnPost
US (MN): OCM opens window for social equity applicants
Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has opened an application window for social equity applicants seeking cannabis licenses. This initiative is designed to provide opp...
MMJDaily
Dabney: How women are shaping Minnesota’s cannabis industry
The article examines the role and contributions of women entrepreneurs and professionals in Minnesota's emerging cannabis industry. It highlights how women are participating in an...
Star Tribune
Cities, businesses and GOP lawmakers sound alarm on pending Minnesota cannabis compacts with tribes
Cities, businesses, and Republican lawmakers in Minnesota have raised concerns about pending cannabis compacts that the state is negotiating with tribal nations. The article cover...
MinnPost
Big job ahead for panel tasked with felony marijuana expungements
Minnesota has established a panel to handle expungements of felony marijuana convictions, a significant undertaking given the volume of historical convictions in the state. The pa...
MPR News
Minnesota may open some of the first government-run cannabis dispensaries in the U.S.
Minnesota is considering opening government-run cannabis dispensaries, which would make it among the first states to operate publicly-owned retail cannabis outlets rather than rel...
MPR News
US (MN): Governor Walz signs cannabis omnibus bill, reshaping State’s cannabis industry
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a comprehensive cannabis omnibus bill that introduces significant changes to the state's cannabis regulatory framework and industry structure. T...
MMJDaily
Activists, farmers raise concerns about equity measures in Minnesota’s marijuana legalization bill
Activists and farmers have expressed concerns about the equity measures included in Minnesota's proposed marijuana legalization bill. The article documents stakeholder feedback on...
Sahan Journal
Democratic Lawmakers Push Trump To Release Federal Marijuana Prisoners As A Follow-Up To Rescheduling
A bipartisan coalition of Democratic lawmakers is urging President Trump to commute sentences for individuals imprisoned on federal marijuana charges as a follow-up to the adminis...
Marijuana Moment
ANANG Native Cannabis Company Opens Tasting Lounge Behind Black Bear Casino In Carlton
ANANG Native Cannabis Company has opened a tasting lounge at a location near Black Bear Casino in Carlton, Minnesota. The lounge represents a retail expansion for the Native Ameri...
Duluth Country Radio
Cannabis Farm And Training Facility Coming To Near North Minneapolis
A cannabis farm and training facility is being developed in the Near North Minneapolis area. The project appears to aim at both commercial cannabis production and workforce develo...
Hoodline
AOC Supports Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move, Even If It ‘Doesn’t Quite Make All The Wrongs Right’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supports the Trump administration's effort to reschedule marijuana federally but expresses concern that incremental cannabis reforms without social e...
Marijuana Moment
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Will End Discrimination In Housing, Healthcare And Employment For Medical Cannabis Patients (Op-Ed)
An op-ed argues that federal marijuana rescheduling by the DOJ and DEA will eliminate discrimination against medical cannabis patients in housing, healthcare, and employment by fe...
Marijuana Moment
MN Office of Cannabis Management shares data on social equity license applications
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management released data regarding social equity license applications, providing transparency on the state's efforts to ensure equitable participa...
fox9.com
White Earth Nation gets approval to open cannabis shops off tribal land
The White Earth Nation received approval to operate cannabis retail shops outside of tribal land boundaries. This represents an expansion of the tribe's cannabis business operatio...
CBS News
Documenters report: Cannabis farm and training facility coming to Near North
A cannabis farm and training facility is being developed in Minneapolis's Near North neighborhood. The project represents a local industry development and workforce training initi...
MinnPost
Youth cannabis use continues to decline in Minnesota after legalization
A Star Tribune report documents that youth cannabis use in Minnesota has continued to decline following the state's legalization of adult-use cannabis. The data suggests that lega...
Star Tribune
Governor Walz signs cannabis deal with Prairie Island Indian Community
Governor Tim Walz signed a cannabis agreement with the Prairie Island Indian Community, establishing a framework for cannabis operations on tribal lands in Minnesota. This represe...
KIMT
Office of Cannabis Management announces recipients of CanGrow grant funds to help farmers succeed in the cannabis industry
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced four organizations receiving CanGrow grant funding to support farmers entering or expanding into cannabis cultivation, and op...
MN Office of Cannabis Management
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