Preliminary data released Wednesday shows Minnesota collected $594,000 during the first month of a tax tied to hemp-derived THC products. That means state sales of THC-infused gummies, seltzers and other products totaled nearly $6 million in July.
Supporters of legalizing psychoactive plants see the state’s decision earlier this year to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis as an encouraging step forward. Several spoke about their hopes during a recent gathering in Minneapolis.
Two weeks after becoming the first recreational cannabis dispensary in Minnesota to open its doors for business, the Red Lake Nation in northwestern Minnesota said it’s working on a mobile dispensary, which will resemble a food truck.
The Duluth City Council has voted to ban smoking marijuana in all city parks, including the popular Lakewalk pedestrian path along Lake Superior, Bayfront Festival Park and Spirit Mountain.
Chef Heather Klein provides an alternative to alcohol with Hi Flora! in Uptown Minneapolis, a new vegan, plant-based restaurant where customers can mix THC into their own food and drinks.
Court filings reveal how the owners of a North Dakota company navigated the gray areas of Minnesota’s fledgling THC edibles law and a regulatory system still in its infancy.
Recreational marijuana is now officially legal in Minnesota but this may not be great news for the climate given the intense greenhouse gas emissions of growing the plant indoors. So as the cannabis industry continues to expand, how can it reduce its massive carbon footprint?