Prairie Island tribe set to open cannabis dispensary this summer near Red WingMarch 21, 2024 5:00 PMBy Catharine RichertThey will join Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation in opening a dispensary and marks the first one to open in southern Minnesota.
Play5min 23secThe victories and flaws of social equity licensure in the cannabis businessMarch 20, 2024 12:15 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gracie StocktonSocial equity applicants include people whose family or themself has a marijuana conviction, historically underrepresented communities, Minnesotans living in low-income areas and service-disabled veterans.
Play4min 10secMarijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefullyMarch 18, 2024 4:00 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxWhat’s in a name? To paraphrase Shakespeare, a bud by any other word would smell as sweet. Legislators and businesspeople around the state are changing the words they use to talk about cannabis as it becomes legal for adult use.
Play7min 55secLegislation would create temporary licenses for cannabis businesses in MinnesotaMarch 7, 2024 11:00 AMBy Cathy Wurzer, Alanna Elder, and Cari SpencerMinnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management is proposing changes to the state’s marijuana law, including one that would allow the issuance of a set number of temporary licenses.
Play4min 20secMinnesota may open some of the first government-run cannabis dispensaries in the U.S.March 7, 2024 4:00 AMBy Nicole KiCook County and the cities of Osseo and St. Joseph are weighing whether to open and operate cannabis dispensaries. If they do, they could define a new model for the country.
Cannabis growing facility is now under construction on Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe tribal landsMarch 1, 2024 3:56 PMBy Melissa OlsonThe Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has entered Minnesota’s cannabis growing industry. Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, the corporate entity owned by the band, will operate the growing facility that’s estimated to open in the fall of 2024.
Minnesota’s next top cannabis regulator will see more greenFebruary 5, 2024 2:33 PMBy Brian BakstIn its second search for a top marijuana regulator, Minnesota is offering the person who takes the job a bigger paycheck.
Play5min 12secShaping Minnesota’s cannabis industry: How regulations will be set and where the process standsFebruary 1, 2024 4:46 PMBy Joey PetersExpungements of low-level marijuana convictions are delayed due to technical problems. Meanwhile, the state continues its search for a cannabis director, and the industry’s rules won’t be adopted until early next year.
Play4min 30secBrewers Guild wants more regulation for THC drinks out of next legislative sessionFebruary 1, 2024 12:45 PMBy Tom Crann and Lukas LevinBars and restaurants that sell THC drinks will eventually have to refuse selling the beverages to people who have had alcohol in the five hours prior. They say it’s impossible to enforce and want the law tweaked. Insurance and testing are also on their agenda.
Play4min 58secMinnesota promises equity in cannabis businesses licensing, but is it enough to repair past harms? February 1, 2024 10:56 AMBy Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton, and Heidi RaschkeThe Office of Cannabis Management eventually wants 381 licensed dispensaries and has committed to giving at least 51 percent of those licenses to social equity applicants — people who’ve been disproportionately harmed by past marijuana laws.