Minnesota House Passes Cannabis Social Equity Rule Changes
Mon / Apr 22nd
Minnesota House lawmakers last week passed social equity cannabis licensing provisions and other adjustments to the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis program.
Medical cannabis was legalized in 2014 by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, but recreational cannabis bills have yet to make it past the state senate. Read the latest news and policy updates on Minnesota cannabis here:
Mon / Apr 22nd
Minnesota House lawmakers last week passed social equity cannabis licensing provisions and other adjustments to the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis program.
Mon / Apr 8th
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Records indicated that the state will be ready to expunge more than 60,000 misdemeanor cannabis convictions in May under last year’s adult-use legalization law.
Wed / Mar 27th
A Minnesota new proposal would double the cannabis home grow limits from 8 to 16 plants for registered medical cannabis patients and also allow patients to designate caregivers to grow for them.
Tue / Mar 12th
As the Minnesota cannabis industry awaits a possible launch in 2025, officials have warned hemp product retailers that inspectors will begin examining their hemp flower products to make sure they do not exceed the 0.3% delta-9 THC potency limits.
Mon / Feb 12th
Thu / Jan 18th
In a recent report prefacing the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis market, Minnesota officials said they will need to license at least 381 cannabis dispensaries to satisfy the state’s legalization law.
Tue / Jan 9th
Wed / Dec 6th
Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management has indicated that regulators anticipate launching the state’s adult-use cannabis industry in 2025.
Wed / Nov 29th
The Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota is constructing a vertically integrated campus for the manufacturing of hempcrete. The campus, once complete, will be the first facility of its kind in the U.S.
Fri / Nov 24th
Minnesota’s Office of Traffic Safety is pilot-testing a saliva-based roadside cannabis impairment test; the pilot program will be for data-gathering purposes only, meaning samples will be given voluntarily with no risk of arrest or driver’s license suspension.
Mon / Nov 20th
The University of Minnesota School of Public Health announced the launch of its Cannabis Research Center, which will assess the impact of adult-use legalization and help inform future cannabis policies.
Tue / Nov 7th
A recent study found that the majority of Minnesota medical cannabis patients are enrolled in the program for intractable pain, but older and younger adults received “significant differences in dosages.”
Wed / Oct 18th
Minnesota-based HWY35 was approved for a $10 million loan from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development to convert a former lumber mill in Grand Rapids into an indoor cannabis cultivation site.
Thu / Oct 5th
Officials in Cook County, Minnesota are considering opening a municipally owned cannabis dispensary that would “create a new revenue stream for county government.” The county already operates a municipal liquor store and the dispensary arrangement would be similar.
Mon / Sep 25th
Minnesota’s head of Office Cannabis Management stepped down on Friday, one day after she was appointed to the position, following reports that her hemp company sold products exceeding the state’s allowable THC levels and had tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens.
Fri / Sep 22nd
Minnesota’s new head of the Office of Cannabis Management, Erin DuPree, is the founder, vice president of sales and operations, and head of research and development at Loonacy Cannabis Co.
Fri / Sep 15th
The Minnesota Supreme Court this week affirmed that cannabis odor is not enough reason for police to conduct a warrantless vehicle search.
Fri / Aug 25th
While adult-use cannabis products are still technically unavailable in Minnesota, the state collected nearly $600,000 in tax revenues last month from THC-infused gummies and drinks (derived from hemp).
Fri / Aug 25th
Minnesota’s St. Cloud State University is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer a certificate-based cannabis education program.
Tue / Aug 8th
Former Minnesota Gov. and retired pro wrestler Jesse Ventura said recently he is interested in launching a cannabis brand as “the first major politician in America who puts his likeness, face and everything behind cannabis.”
Tue / Aug 1st
Minnesota’s cannabis legalization law took effect today, August 1, making it the 23rd state in the U.S. to legalize cannabis for adults.
Fri / Jul 21st
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) is set to issue an executive order today deprioritizing the enforcement of laws related to naturally-occurring psychedelics like magic mushrooms or ayahuasca.
Tue / Jul 18th
NativeCare, a medical cannabis dispensary in the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota, announced plans to begin selling adult-use cannabis starting August 1, the first day that cannabis will be legal in the state.
Tue / Jul 11th
The Minnesota Department of Health has added irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to the list of qualifying conditions for accessing the state medical cannabis program.
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