Minnesota Cannabis Research Desk
Minnesota cannabis numbers you can check and cite: monthly sales, licenses against stores that are actually open, taxes and local aid, zoning, the medical program and state health data. Every figure shows its source and date, and gaps stay blank instead of being estimated.
Desk last verified: 2026-09-22, datePublished: 2026-09-22
July 2026 sales, combined
$27,545,925
OCM Cannabis Market Monitor
July 2026 medical / adult-use
$10,013,765 / $17,532,160
OCM Cannabis Market Monitor
Active medical patients (registry)
89,765
OCM registry figure captured July 23, 2026
Market and licenses
Monthly sales, the gap between licenses issued and stores actually open, and the dated figures behind both.
Licenses vs open stores
355 vs 53 licenses issued vs stores confirmed open, Sept 1, 2026
OCM listed 355 issued cannabis licenses on September 1, 2026, but far fewer stores were open. Dated license counts beside the stores we confirmed open, with a map.
Monthly sales
$27.9M combined cannabis sales, August 2026
Minnesota adult-use and medical cannabis sales by month from the OCM Market Monitor, with a CSV download.
Sales archive
$27.9M combined cannabis sales, August 2026
Every Minnesota Cannabis Market Monitor month we have preserved since January 2026, with revisions logged and a free CSV. Cite OCM as the primary source.
Which number is right?
$234.3M trailing-twelve-month sales, OCM dashboard, Sept 1, 2026
Why Minnesota cannabis sales and license figures differ between OCM sources, with the date and definition of each.
One year in
$250M combined adult-use and medical sales in year one (OCM)
The figures from OCM's one-year report on Minnesota's adult-use market: about $250 million in combined sales and 376 licenses issued, with how each compares to other counts.
Medical and health
The medical program, what changes in 2027, and state health data on cannabis use. Aggregates only, never patient-level.
Medical year in review
90,000+ registered medical cannabis patients, Sept 15, 2026
Minnesota medical cannabis patients, sales and demographics, with the date and definition of each figure.
Is a medical card worth it?
90,000+ registered medical cannabis patients, Sept 15, 2026
What a Minnesota medical cannabis card gets you now that adult-use is legal: tax, access and enrollment, from OCM figures. Not medical or legal advice.
2027 medical changes
Jan 1, 2027 medical and adult-use supply chains unify
What changes for Minnesota medical cannabis patients and businesses on January 1, 2027, with a dated timeline and the official sources to check.
Cancer patient study
6,621 medical cannabis patients with a cancer qualifying condition
Tables from OCM's 2026 report on medical cannabis use by Minnesota cancer patients: how many enrolled, their other conditions and demographics. Purchasing patterns, not treatment claims.
Cannabis use in Minnesota
23.72% of Minnesotans 12+ used marijuana in the past year (2022-2023)
How many Minnesotans use cannabis, by age, from federal and Minnesota Department of Health survey data, plus poison control calls by age group.
Access and prices
Where people can shop, what they pay, local zoning rules, and product recalls.
Directory access snapshots
Reproducible directory observations with separate listing, licence-label and recent operating-evidence cohorts. Download the exact aggregate snapshot you cite.
Zoning by city
300 ft school buffer in Minneapolis and Saint Paul (state ceiling: 1,000 ft)
Where Minnesota cities allow cannabis stores: school buffers, conditional permits and zoning maps for Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Rochester and Bloomington, from city ordinances.
Menu price samples
Cannabis prices taken from Minnesota dispensary menus we checked ourselves, dated and linked to each store. A sample, not a statewide average.
Menu accuracy
How we check Minnesota dispensary menus before showing them, which listings have a live menu, and what to confirm before you drive over.
Product recalls
2 OCM cannabis product recalls in 2026, both over THC content or labeling
Cannabis product recalls announced by the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management, with dates, reasons and links to each notice.
Tax, law and money
Cannabis taxes and local aid, how Minnesota compares with its neighbors, law changes, hemp, and banking.
Tax revenue
$45.6M cannabis and hemp tax revenue, Sept 2025 to July 2026
Minnesota reported $45.6 million in cannabis and hemp tax revenue for September 2025 through July 2026. The sourced figures, the 15% tax behind them, and where local aid went.
Cannabis aid by county
$5,454.22 cannabis aid paid to each Minnesota county for 2025
How much cannabis tax aid each Minnesota county received in 2024 and 2025, from Department of Revenue certifications, with a map and free CSV.
Minnesota vs neighbors
$26.71 vs $3.01 Adult-use cannabis sales per resident in July 2026, Michigan vs Minnesota
How Minnesota compares with Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin on cannabis taxes and access, from each state’s official sources, with lessons from Colorado and Oregon.
Law changes
Aug 1, 2026 Minnesota’s 2026 cannabis law takes effect
What the 2026 cannabis law (Laws 2026, chapter 123) changed in Minnesota Statutes chapter 342, and when each change takes effect, with links to the official text.
Hemp acreage
2,489 acres industrial hemp planted in Minnesota, 2025
How many acres of industrial hemp Minnesota farmers planted, from the Department of Agriculture and USDA, and why that is not the same as licensed cannabis grow space.
Cannabis banking
Banks and credit unions named in public sources as serving Minnesota cannabis businesses, marked by how well each claim is verified. Not an endorsement list.
About the data
How we check figures and how to cite them.
Methods
How the MN Cannabis Hub Research Desk sources and checks every figure: official government sources first, dates on everything, and gaps left blank rather than estimated.
How to cite
Citation format, reuse terms (CC BY 4.0) and revision policy for MN Cannabis Hub Research Desk data, for reporters, researchers and students.
Free data downloads
The tables behind these pages, as plain files. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0: credit MN Cannabis Hub and link to the page the data comes from. See how to cite.
- Aggregate snapshot (JSON)
- Metric table (CSV)
- Monthly sales history (CSV)
From Sales archive
- One Year In key metrics (CSV)
From One year in
- Patients by cancer condition (CSV)
From Cancer patient study
- Other qualifying conditions (CSV)
From Cancer patient study
- Marijuana use by age (NSDUH) (CSV)
- Days of use, adults (MDH) (CSV)
- Poison control calls by age (MDH) (CSV)
- 2025 aid by county (CSV)
- 2024 aid by county (CSV)
- Peer state monthly sales (Michigan) (CSV)
Watch / Coming up
This section tracks upcoming reports: Market Monitor, medical weekly updates, recalls, state notices, peer-state comparisons, fall autism and terminal illness study teasers, and the January 1, 2027 medical-to-adult-use merge. It also links to hero graphics and legislative refile tracking. Confirm figures against OCM or the Revisor's Office before operational use. Missing months stay missing, and bill numbers are not listed until confirmed.
Supply-chain merge
78
78 days until Jan 1, 2027
Target (America/Chicago), per Laws 2026 ch 123 and OCM policy notes. Confirm on Revisor before acting.
Teased OCM reports
Autism + terminal illness
OCM teased later-fall 2026 study reports. No figures are published yet: this section updates once the PDFs release. The cancer report (Sep 2026) is already live.
Peer scoreboard
MN vs IL / MI / WI (border)
Minnesota latest archived month: 2026-08 $27,883,545. Border peers IL, MI, and WI are pending an agency extract; CO and OR are lessons-only comparisons (7 source URLs logged).
Open peer scoreboardStanding watch
This checklist links out to primary sources for each item. Missing data stays missing rather than being filled in.
- Market Monitor (monthly sales)
Live through Jul 2026 · Aug/Sep not published
- Medical weekly registry KPIs
SERP checkpoint · CAPTCHA on live page
- Recalls RSS
Live archive
- GovDelivery / OCM press
Cite bulletins · no thin rewrites
- Peer scoreboard (IL/MI/WI)
Cite URLs · peer $ pending
- CAC / Chapter 342
Watch notices · careful dates
- Autism / terminal illness reports
Teased · no figures until PDF
- Jan 1 2027 supply-chain merge
Countdown live · confirm Revisor
Sources: MN Cannabis Hub Research Desk watch pack, This Watch board, as of 2026-09-22. Aug/Sep sales are not yet published. Autism and terminal illness reports are watch-only.
Hero graphics
Planned charts include patients versus adult-use sales, a DOR and zoning choropleth, open-versus-licensed storefronts, peer-state comparisons, and product-mix sparklines. Each chart publishes with its finding, its data, and its sources.
Dual-axis med patients vs AU sales
Sales for both programs are charted here. A single chart with patient counts and adult-use sales is not published yet.
DOR / zoning choropleth
DOR aid GEOID map · zoning city maps on friction hub
Open vs licensed map
Confirmed-open ≠ licenses issued
MN vs peers scoreboard
Border IL/MI/WI · CO/OR lessons · peer $ empty
Product-mix stack + KPI sparklines
The product-mix chart is not published yet. The tax sparkline shows sales context only.
Also: zoning friction maps, tax KPI sparkline, menu-trust KPIs.
Sources: MN Cannabis Hub Research Desk, DOR choropleth, as of 2026-09-22. The full dual-axis and product-mix charts are still in development.
Legislative watch
No new 95th Legislature cannabis bill numbers are logged yet. This section watches for refiles of prior-session items and lists confirmed bill numbers only. Enacted baseline: SF 4401, Laws 2026, chapter 123 (HF 3615 pending verification).
| ID | Prior bill | Role | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-REF-001 | SF 4957 | refile watch | no new number logged | Do not invent a 95th Leg number — watch refile only |
| W-REF-002 | HF 4733 | refile watch | no new number logged | Do not invent a 95th Leg number — watch refile only |
| W-REF-003 | SF 4876 | refile watch | no new number logged | Do not invent a 95th Leg number — watch refile only |
| W-REF-004 | HF 4229 | refile watch | no new number logged | Do not invent a 95th Leg number — watch refile only |
| W-REF-005 | SF 4434 | refile watch | no new number logged | Do not invent a 95th Leg number — watch refile only |
| W-BASE-001 | SF 4401→ Laws 2026 ch 123 | enacted baseline | enacted ch 123 | Omnibus — see OMNIBUS-2026-NOTES.md |
| W-BASE-002 | HF 3615 | enacted baseline | confirm pairing | Confirm on Revisor before operational claims |
Related: Chapter 342 tracker and 2027 transition hub
Sources: Minnesota Legislature / Revisor (refile watch) and Laws 2026, chapter 123, Laws 2026, Chapter 123, as of 2026-09-22, confirmed 95th Legislature numbers only. Watched prior-session bills: SF 4957, HF 4733, SF 4876, HF 4229, and SF 4434. Status is blank until a refile is logged.
Medical weekly KPI tiles
Sourced from OCM's weekly updates page. Verify against the live page before treating these figures as current. The rounded press figure of "90,000+" is a different vintage.
Active approved patients
89,765
as of 2026-07-23
Registered practitioners
2,888
as of 2026-07-23
Approved caregivers
5,553
as of 2026-07-23
Sources: Minnesota OCM Division of Medical Cannabis, Weekly updates, as of 2026-07-23. This figure is a different vintage than the September 15 press figure of 90,000+.
Medical vs adult-use dual series
From the Hub's OCM Market Monitor archive: sage bars are medical, forest bars are adult-use. August and September 2026 figures are not yet published.
Finding: medical months stay in a narrow band beside growing adult-use sales. Figures come from the archive, not homepage teasers.
CSV: /api/v1/market-monitor/history.csv
Sources: Minnesota OCM Market Monitor (Hub archive), Market Monitor charts, as of Jan–Jul 2026 archived. Sage bars are medical, forest bars are adult-use.
Maps & choropleths
Live maps built on GEOID joins and Hub-confirmed open locations, not third-party scrapes.
Choropleth
DOR cannabis aid by county
A county-level map joined on GEOID, covering all 87 Minnesota counties.
Point map
Open storefronts vs licenses
Directory locations meeting recent operating-status evidence criteria. Evidence coverage is not a count of every open store; missing or old evidence does not mean closed.
Sources: U.S. Census TIGER, MN DOR aid PDFs, Hub directory coordinates, and OCM license vintages, DOR aid choropleth, as of Geo and DOR extracts, 2026-09-22. See also the open storefront pipeline.
Themes and trends
Reader interest shapes the questions covered here; answers stay primary-sourced. Topics with limited data (patient count framing, the January 2027 transition, zoning fights, equity, tribal cannabis) are covered within the relevant hub pages rather than as standalone articles.
More areas
Additional topics beyond standing watch. These publish once a primary government source or Hub data extract is available.
- Flower price index, blank when the source has no price
- Product mix, Category extract pending
- Health surveys / NSDUH, MDH + NSDUH extracts
- Banking atlas, Five own-site pages; Texas-based Herring Bank, which publishes a Minnesota cannabis banking page
- Labor pulse, No invented counts
- Hemp vs canopy, MDA + hempan26
- Tribal price differential, Sovereignty language
- Menu never-wired gap, Operator brief
- DOR monthly tax dollar series: see the tax tracker. A monthly dollar series is not published here yet.
- Market Monitor figures for August and September 2026 are missing from the history CSV.
- The statewide zoning choropleth is pending more primary sources; the city scorecard is already live.
Also on MN Cannabis Hub
Research Desk sourcing rules
Hub publishes only sourced figures. OCM licenses are not open storefronts. Missing months stay labeled missing. Medical tables are aggregates only, never patient-level. See How to cite for the permanent citation format.
- OCM Cannabis Market Monitor
Official monthly sales and market measures.
Checked September 22, 2026
- OCM application / license data
Lists of licensed businesses. A license is not an open store.
Checked September 22, 2026
- MDH Cannabis Use 2025
Appendix B tables on cannabis use and poison control calls.
Checked September 22, 2026
- How to cite Hub data
Citation format, units of analysis, revision policy.
Checked September 22, 2026