Oct 22, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Minnesota
St. Anthony Village is set to open a city-owned cannabis dispensary Saturday, becoming the second municipality in Minnesota to operate one, alongside Anoka. The new business marks an expansion of the city’s municipal liquor operation, which has been in business...
Oct 15, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Hemp, Minnesota
Minnesota hemp sellers say the approach of Dec. 11 is already hitting their bottom line and changing what stores keep on the shelf. After Dec. 11, some Minnesota liquor stores say they still expect to sell hemp drinks. The federal law would complicate things, but...
Oct 8, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Minnesota, Recreational
When Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis, cities saw an opportunity in the state’s unique law to create a new revenue stream: a marijuana business that could be run much like the municipal liquor stores that have been in business since 1937. In Anoka, a Twin Cities...
Sep 23, 2026 | Business, Great Lakes Region, Minnesota
Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) says that there has been significant growth for the state’s cannabis market: $150 million in the sale of adult-use cannabis. Since last year, when retail dispensaries became legal, Minnesota has seen over $250 million...
Sep 17, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Minnesota, Recreational
Minnesota’s recreational cannabis market is about to have a lot more cannabis heading into its second year. The state’s cannabis industry turned 1 on Wednesday, with about $150 million in adult-use sales and a massive increase in the number of cannabis plants tracked...
