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Marijuana in Minnesota

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

Cannabis tax hike rolled into new Minnesota budget concerns business owner

Cannabis tax hike rolled into new Minnesota budget concerns business owner

Should Gov. Tim Walz sign the budget into law, Minnesota would have one of the highest tax rates on cannabis in the country — and that’s concerning business owners like Steven Brown.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Winners in Minnesota’s first cannabis lottery mistakenly told their licenses were denied

Winners in Minnesota’s first cannabis lottery mistakenly told their licenses were denied

On Monday morning, all 249 applicants who won licenses in the cannabis lottery were informed via email that they weren’t “selected” for a license. The state’s cannabis office later corrected the error.
by Nicole Ki

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249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses

249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses

Aspiring cultivators, manufacturers and retailers in Minnesota’s budding recreational cannabis industry reacted with joy and disappointment after the state held a lottery to determine their future.
by Nicole Ki

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White Earth Nation opens state’s first recreational cannabis dispensary outside tribal lands

White Earth Nation opens state’s first recreational cannabis dispensary outside tribal lands

A new tribal-state compact between Minnesota and the White Earth Nation reached earlier in the week laid oud guidelines necessary for the tribe to regulate and operate cannabis businesses outside the reservation.  
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Minnesota tribes 'breaking the glass ceiling' of cannabis sales outside reservations

Minnesota tribes 'breaking the glass ceiling' of cannabis sales outside reservations

White Earth Nation signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the state, recognizing the tribe’s authority to regulate cannabis dispensaries off reservation land.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Tribal cannabis dispensaries to open across Minnesota with White Earth Nation tribal-state compact

Tribal cannabis dispensaries to open across Minnesota with White Earth Nation tribal-state compact

The state of Minnesota and White Earth Nation have finalized a cannabis compact, laying out an agreement for tribally run dispensaries outside tribal lands.
by Melissa Olson

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Study finds medical cannabis provided relief for those with obstructive sleep apnea

Study finds medical cannabis provided relief for those with obstructive sleep apnea

The study by the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management is the largest on record involving obstructive sleep apnea and medical cannabis patients. It found nearly 4 in 10 patients were able to achieve relief in symptoms.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Date set for lottery to determine Minnesota cannabis business licenses

Date set for lottery to determine Minnesota cannabis business licenses

The license lottery will be June 5 for cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, and “mezzobusinesses.” There’ll also be a June 5 lottery for cannabis retailer licenses for social equity applicants.
by MPR News Staff

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