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Minnesota

Minnesota’s Cannabis Industry Is Stuck Between Bold Vision and Operational Reality (Opinion)

The state’s adult-use marketplace remains unfinished and uneven, but it retains the ingredients for a highly successful future.

May 12, 2026

Dispensary

Silver Therapeutics Opens Stillwater’s 1st Cannabis Dispensary in Minnesota

The company enters Minnesota with a customer-focused dispensary built for both new and experienced consumers.

May 5, 2026

Minnesota

Minnesota Judge Blocks State’s Direct-to-Consumer Ban on Low-THC Hemp Edibles

The judge ordered the state’s Office of Cannabis Management to cease enforcing its requirement for in-person deliveries, allowing mail shipments.

February 13, 2026

Minnesota

Closing Farm Bill ‘Loophole’ Would Help Hemp Industry ‘Thrive,’ Minnesota AG Says

Attorney General Keith Ellison said he remains supportive of Minnesota’s hemp edible market after signing a letter asking Congress to ban synthetic THC products.

November 3, 2025

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Initiative Petition to Kill Adult-Use Market Leads CBT’s Top Stories in September

The petition for the 2026 ballot would end a $1.6-billion market. Federal bills to deschedule and to block rescheduling also led the top stories.

September 25, 2025

Minnesota

Minnesota Dispensaries Launch Adult-Use Sales Under State Program

Vireo Growth launched sales at eight retail locations Sept. 16, while Green Thumb plans to commence adult-use sales at five dispensaries Sept. 17.

September 16, 2025

Minnesota

Minnesota Announces Recipients of $1M CanRenew Cannabis Grant Funds

The funds for 11 organizations will help restore communities negatively impacted by cannabis prohibition.

August 21, 2025

Minnesota

Minnesota Governor Signs Tribal Cannabis Compact Allowing Off-Reservation Dispensaries

The White Earth Nation has the approval to open cannabis dispensaries throughout Minnesota in the first tribal-state compact of its kind.

May 21, 2025

Minnesota

Minnesota Lawmakers Agree on Cannabis Law Changes, Send Bill to Governor

The legislation aims to make six key changes to the state’s adult-use law signed by Gov. Tim Walz two years ago; local control provisions excluded.

May 20, 2025

Minnesota

Minnesota Governor, Legislative Leaders to Increase Cannabis Excise Tax in Budget

Gov. Tim Walz and caucus leaders announced that, as part of their bipartisan agreement, they will raise the 10% rate before adult-use sales even launch.

May 16, 2025

Minnesota

Minnesota Cannabis Regulators Set Date for Adult-Use License Lotteries

The lotteries are for social equity and general applicants for three of the state’s limited license types.

May 5, 2025

Minnesota

Island Peži Unveils Cannabis Cultivation Site in Minnesota

The Prairie Island Indian Community’s cannabis venture in Minnesota is opening a 13-acre campus to produce more than 10,000 pounds annually.

February 13, 2025