Gov. Tim Walz has signed off on a sweeping cannabis package that will reshape the state’s emerging recreational market and give hemp operators a path forward ahead of a looming federal ban.
Some of the biggest changes will merge parts of Minnesota’s cannabis supply chain, encourage more medical cannabis production and help hemp producers move into the adult-use market before the ban takes effect Nov. 12.
State Rep. Jessica Hanson, DFL-Burnsville, was a sponsor of the “maintenance” bills. She says the bills respond to operational and regulatory challenges facing both cannabis and hemp businesses.
