Judge halts cannabis license lottery that is precursor to Minnesota marijuana retail launch

November 26, 2024
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A planned lottery to give some would-be cannabis business owners a licensing head start won’t go forward early this week after a judge halted the process Monday. Ramsey County District Court Judge Stephen Smith sided with a group of applicants…

Cannabis regulator faces heat after rejecting over a thousand initial applicants

Minnesota cannabis regulators say they’ll hold a lottery in the coming weeks to determine who will operate the state’s first legal marijuana businesses, but the Office of Cannabis Management is facing pushback this week after it rejected around two-thirds of…

Minnesota Could Be a Great Cannabis State

By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner, Harris Sliwoski We have been following Minnesota’s progress on cannabis legalization for a while here at the law firm. It’s a state with huge potential, and reports from our attorneys at CannaCon last weekend were glowing. As…

Out-of-state applicants swarm Minnesota’s early cannabis license window

Those chosen among the 1,800 pre-applications will have a head start when Minnesota issues licenses, likely next year. More than half of the early social equity applicants vying to be first in line to receive Minnesota cannabis licenses live in…

Proposed cannabis regulations bring Minnesota one step closer to dispensaries

The rules still need approval before the state can start granting licenses. Minnesota’s marijuana market took a small but crucial step toward next year’s launch Wednesday as the state released a first draft of regulations. The Office of Cannabis Management’s proposed…

A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy

Despite being legal for months, it was still kind of surreal to see people openly smoking marijuana in public recently, and smell the pungent clouds surrounding them. A small crowd of smokers at the Northern Haze Festival puffed on bongs…

How Minnesota accidentally created America’s weed beverage capital

The state’s market for THC drinks has exploded into a nearly $200 million industry over the last two years. MINNEAPOLIS — Call it the Minnesota Weed Miracle. State lawmakers — some with no clue what they were doing — voted with little fanfare…

Minnesota Social Equity Verification: Key Dates Start June 21

By Aaron John, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski The Minnesota cannabis social equity initiative As Minnesota continues to develop its legal cannabis industry, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has taken significant steps to ensure that the process is inclusive and equitable.…

State agency approves loan for tribal cannabis facility over board’s recommendation in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation is moving ahead with a $2.5 million loan to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to help build a start-up cannabis business on tribal land west of Duluth.…

Minnesota Cannabis Producers Given the Greenlight After Being Momentarily in Limbo

By Aaron John, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski Minnesota cannabis producers have raised concerns over the availability of products when the legal market finally opens. In response, the Minnesota legislature has acted quickly to allow an avenue for early cultivation providing key…

Minnesota marijuana law modifications are on tap before legal sales take root

State lawmakers are working through a number of modifications to the law Gov. Tim Walz signed last year legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. There are dozens of mostly technical changes in the works at the Capitol. But there’s a…

Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

When the state of Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis last year, legislators made a subtle change to the books: they struck most mentions of “marijuana” and swapped it out for “cannabis.” Amid the slew of changes coming with legalization — expunging criminal records,…

Minnesota may open some of the first government-run cannabis dispensaries in the U.S.

Minnesota could become the first state in nine years to open cannabis dispensaries that are run by cities and counties. That’s because of one line in the state’s new cannabis laws that allow for cities and counties to “establish, own…

What every business needs to know about Minnesota’s marijuana laws

Even if you don't work in the cannabis industry, you still need to make sure your company's policies reflect the state's new legalization laws. So your employee showed up to work stoned. The best-case scenario for dealing with such a…

Minnesota’s next top cannabis regulator will see more green

February 5, 2024
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The person eventually chosen to lead Minnesota’s relatively new marijuana regulatory agency will be in line for a higher salary than the first time the state posted the position. The latest job posting for the Office of Cannabis Management executive director includes…

Cannabis regulator faces heat after rejecting over a thousand initial applicants

Minnesota Could Be a Great Cannabis State

Proposed cannabis regulations bring Minnesota one step closer to dispensaries

A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy

How Minnesota accidentally created America’s weed beverage capital

State agency approves loan for tribal cannabis facility over board’s recommendation in Minnesota

Minnesota Cannabis Producers Given the Greenlight After Being Momentarily in Limbo

Minnesota marijuana law modifications are on tap before legal sales take root

Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

Minnesota may open some of the first government-run cannabis dispensaries in the U.S.

What every business needs to know about Minnesota’s marijuana laws

Minnesota’s next top cannabis regulator will see more green

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