Cannabis

Cannabis sales in Minnesota are likely to start later than expected. How much later isn’t clear

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota probably won’t meet its goal of launching full-scale retail marijuana sales in the first quarter of 2025 because of the time it will take to draft regulations and issue licenses, the state’s top cannabis regulator acknowledged Thursday. While Charlene Briner, interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management, didn’t totally rule out the possibility…

Moorhead is Taking Steps To Comply With New Cannabis Laws

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead City Council is taking the first steps to allow the legal sale of cannabis. They passed the first reading of an ordinance to make changes to regulations, conditional use requirements and offenses related to drug paraphernalia. State licensing for cannabis-related businesses will begin in 2025 after the Office of Cannabis Management issues its requirements. The…

M-State introduces new programs for Cannabis

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)- As the cannabis industry rapidly grows, a local college starts programs to help students get prepared. M-State is partnering with Green Flower to create multiple programs to teach students about the cannabis business. Green Flower trains cannabis professionals. The online programs take around 9 weeks to complete and reward a certificate to show expertise. The programs are…

Minnesota’s would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a business that sold products exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens, Minnesota Public Radio…

Strong start at Minnesota’s first recreational cannabis dispensary in Red Lake

RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Business is booming at Minnesota’s first recreational cannabis dispensary in Red Lake. The NativeCare dispensary was the first cannabis business to open following the state’s legalization of recreational marijuana on August 1. It served over 300 customers on the first day of business. The dispensary still seeing hundreds of customers every day. Tribal officials plan…

Two tribal nations to open Minnesota’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensaries

WHITE EARTH, Minn. (AP) — At least two tribal nations are expected to open Minnesota’s first recreational marijuana dispensaries in August as recreational marijuana becomes legal to possess and grow in the state on Tuesday. Following a council vote on Friday, the White Earth Nation in northwestern Minnesota legalized recreational cannabis and will begin selling it sometime in the first…

Minnesota cannabis tax goes into effect July 1

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota cannabis retailers will soon charge a ten percent cannabis tax. It begins July 1st and currently only edible cannabinoid products and nonintoxicating topical products are legal to sell. The state sales tax at just under seven percent and any local sales taxes will also apply to cannabis. Vendors are letting people know about the tax…

ATF clarifies if cannabis users are allowed to possess guns

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With Governor Walz signing the historic bill legalizing recreational marijuana on August 1st, cannabis users are getting ready across the state. However, if marijuana users plan on possessing a gun or ammunition, they might want to think twice. “Under federal law, under the Gun Control Act of 1968 passed by Congress, a person who is an…