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Marijuana in Minnesota

Recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and older is now legal in Minnesota.

Minnesota cities take different approaches to recreational cannabis market

Minnesota cities take different approaches to recreational cannabis market

The Minnesota Legislature set most of the rules about cultivation and sale of recreational marijuana in spring 2023. However, the state left several key decisions within local control, including whether cities can allow more than a set minimum of shops.
by Hannah Yang

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Cannabis agency drops plans for licensing fast track, early 2025 retail launch in Minnesota grows doubtful

Cannabis agency drops plans for licensing fast track, early 2025 retail launch in Minnesota grows doubtful

Amid legal disputes, Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management will no longer hold a preapproval lottery for certain marijuana business applicants. Instead, the process will be revamped heading into 2025, making an early-year launch to retail sales difficult to achieve.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Brian Bakst

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Founder of proposed cannabis facility in Le Sueur waits for next steps in stalled licensing lottery

Founder of proposed cannabis facility in Le Sueur waits for next steps in stalled licensing lottery

Minnesota Valley Cannabis Company wants to open a cannabis-growing facility in a former Green Giant research facility in Le Sueur. The company is planning to renovate the 48,000-square-foot building to grow and package cannabis products, but a delay in the state’s licensing lottery means the project is at a standstill.
by Hannah Yang

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Judge halts cannabis license lottery that is precursor to Minnesota marijuana retail launch

Judge halts cannabis license lottery that is precursor to Minnesota marijuana retail launch

A Ramsey County judge blocked a regulatory agency from holding a license pre-approval lottery after applicants who were denied entry sued the Office of Cannabis Management over the process.
by Dana Ferguson

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Applicants sue Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management over disqualification

Applicants sue Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management over disqualification

The OCM turned to a lottery because more than 1,800 applicants had sought 282 licenses. This week, regulators disqualified two-thirds of the applicants for a variety of reasons.
by Matt Sepic and Feven Gerezgiher

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Minnesota regulator to hold lottery for first cannabis businesses after rejecting two-thirds of applicants

Minnesota regulator to hold lottery for first cannabis businesses after rejecting two-thirds of applicants

The Office of Cannabis Management is facing pushback this week after it rejected more than 1,100 applicants it deemed ineligible for the first round of business licenses.
by Nina Moini, Matt Sepic and Gretchen Brown

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Cannabis regulator faces heat after rejecting over 1,000 initial applicants

Cannabis regulator faces heat after rejecting over 1,000 initial applicants

Minnesota cannabis regulators say they’ll hold a lottery in the coming weeks to determine who will operate the state’s first legal marijuana businesses. But the Office of Cannabis Management is facing pushback this week after it rejected around two-thirds of the applicants it deemed ineligible.
by Matt Sepic

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Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana?

Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana?

The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward.
by Bill Chappell

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