All Things Considered

A year after Minnesota legalized cannabis sales, business are still adjusting

Cannabis vape
A pile of cannabis vapes sits on a table inside a cannabis extracting facility in Isanti, Minn., in March.
Nicole Ki | MPR News

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced that Minnesotans have purchased more than $250 million in cannabis products since the launch of legal sales one year ago. But cannabis businesses say the industry is still facing challenges including regulations, licensing delays and supply chain issues that have a negative impact on sales.

MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Erin Walloch, the CEO of the Minneapolis cannabis dispensary CannaJoy MN, about what the cannabis market looks like today and what concerns sellers still have about the industry’s future.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.