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
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.
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.
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.
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.  
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.
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.
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.
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.