Minnesota Cannabis News

Father's Day is June 15 — and if your dad is a Minnesota cannabis fan (or curious about it), you have a perfect excuse to visit a licensed dispensary together. Here's how to find the right gift, from premium flower to wellness CBD, all sourced legally from MN's OCM-licensed shops.

Minnesota adult-use cannabis sales hit a record $22 million in March 2026, pushing the year-to-date total to $60 million, even as a stubborn supply shortage keeps wholesale prices above $4,000 per pound and lawmakers debate a sweeping omnibus bill.

Everything you need to know about buying THC vape pens and cartridges at licensed Minnesota dispensaries in 2026 - types, pricing, safety, and where to find them.

Minnesota's cannabis market hit a new monthly sales record in March 2026 with $22 million in revenue. With 148 dispensaries now open and 2026 year-to-date sales reaching $60 million, the state's market is accelerating faster than projected.

HWS Cannabis Company in Moose Lake is now carrying flower from The Bud Doctor, a licensed cultivator in Sandstone. Plus, an important clarification on what the new Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community cannabis compact does and does not authorize.

The Office of Cannabis Management will resume accepting lower-potency hemp edible license applications on April 1, 2026, on a rolling basis, as Minnesota hemp businesses navigate a looming federal THC ban set for November 2026.

HF 3615 passed the Minnesota House, allowing accredited out-of-state labs to test lower-potency hemp edibles through May 2027 to ease a documented backlog at the state's only two licensed testing facilities.

OCM has introduced six bills in the 2026 session that would merge the medical and adult-use supply chains, create a new macrobusiness license tier, expand enforcement authority, and update hemp labeling and local government rules.

Minnesota's cannabis market hits a new bottleneck: only three licensed testing labs for the entire state, creating waits of six weeks or more for growers trying to get flower to shelves.