Minnesota medical cannabis vs peer states
A tax and access scoreboard: border peers Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, with Colorado and Oregon shown as lessons only. Minnesota monthly totals come from the Hub OCM Market Monitor archive; peer sales cells stay empty until official extracts are available.
Last verified: 2026-09-22, datePublished: 2026-09-22
Sources
Organization: MN OCM Market Monitor (Hub archive) and peer cannabis agencies
Detail: MN Cannabis Hub state benchmark research
As of: 2026-09-22; MN archive through 2026-07; peer frame updated for Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Oregon
Revision / notes: Figures use official downloads only, not third-party scrapes. Peer per-capita figures are not available until peer sales cells and Census population data are logged.
URL: MN Market Monitor chartsPeer frame: border, lessons, and secondary
Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin rank as border peers; Colorado and Oregon as lessons-only; Massachusetts and Ohio as secondary citation templates. Counts are agency-link slots, not sales dollars.
Data (CSV-equivalent)
| Bucket | States | Slots | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Minnesota | 1 | Have MN archive |
| Border peer | Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin | 3 | Pending extract |
| Lessons only | Colorado, Oregon | 2 | Lessons link only |
| Secondary template | Massachusetts, Ohio | 2 | Cite template |
Sources: MN Cannabis Hub Research Desk, This scoreboard, as of 2026-09-22. Peer sales figures are not invented; they publish only once sourced.
Border peers: tax and access
The Minnesota column uses the Hub archive. Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin peer figures stay blank until a dated primary extract is available.
| State | Agency | Sales / access URL | Tax URL | MN archive (latest) | Peer latest $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Minnesota (home) | OCM Cannabis Market Monitor (via Hub archive) | OCM Market Monitor Statewide monthly only — no county sales choropleth yet. Aug/Sep 2026 not invented. | DOR Cannabis Tax (15% excise) | 2026-07 $27,545,925 | n/a |
| Illinois Border peer (IL / MI / WI) | IDFPR / cannabis.illinois.gov | IL sales figures Primary Midwest border peer. Monthly sales figures + Tableau. Cite published figures/PDFs only. | IL cannabis excise (cite page) | Not available | Pending extract |
| Michigan Border peer (IL / MI / WI) | CRA | CRA statistical reports Primary Midwest border peer. Monthly PDF statistical reports — OCR/archive locally; no Metrc scrape. | MI Treasury marijuana tax (cite) | Not available | Pending extract |
| Wisconsin Border peer (IL / MI / WI) | DHS (medical context) | WI DHS Border peer for access / medical-only narratives — not an adult-use sales cell. Do not invent retail $. | Not available | Not available | Pending extract |
Sources: MN Cannabis Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor and peer agency sources, MN history CSV, as of Archive months through 2026-07. Peer sales figures are intentionally blank until sourced. Border peers are Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin; lessons-only peers are Colorado and Oregon.
Lessons only: Colorado and Oregon
Mature-market and supply-demand lessons, not Midwest border peers. Tax report links are models for future MN DOR packaging.
| State | Agency | Sales / access URL | Tax URL | MN archive (latest) | Peer latest $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Lessons only (CO / OR) | CDOR | CDOR marijuana sales reports Lessons only (mature market + tax report model) — not a Midwest border peer. | CDOR marijuana tax reports | Not available | Lessons link only |
| Oregon Lessons only (CO / OR) | OLCC | OLCC market data Lessons only (maturity / supply-demand) — not a Midwest border peer. | Not available | Not available | Lessons link only |
Sources: MN Cannabis Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor and peer agency sources, MN history CSV, as of Archive months through 2026-07. Peer sales figures are intentionally blank until sourced. Border peers are Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin; lessons-only peers are Colorado and Oregon.
Secondary citation templates (Massachusetts and Ohio)
Kept for research replication patterns, not border peers.
| State | Agency | Sales / access URL | Tax URL | MN archive (latest) | Peer latest $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Secondary cite template | CCC Open Data | MA CCC data catalog Secondary citation template (CSV/JSON gold standard) — not SEO border peer. | Not available | Not available | Secondary — not border peer |
| Ohio Secondary cite template | DCC | OH DCC By The Numbers Secondary citation template — not SEO border peer. | Not available | Not available | Secondary — not border peer |
FAQ
- Which states are compared on this scoreboard?
- Border peers: Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Colorado and Oregon appear as lessons-only links. Massachusetts and Ohio are secondary citation templates, not border peers. Related
- Why isn’t Wisconsin shown as an adult-use sales peer?
- Wisconsin allows medical cannabis only, so it is included here for access comparisons rather than an adult-use sales figure. See Wisconsin DHS for its program details. Related
- Are Colorado and Oregon Midwest peers?
- No. They are included as lessons from a mature market and its tax-report model and supply-demand history, not as Midwest border peers. Related
- Where is Minnesota’s own sales series?
- The OCM Market Monitor via the Hub archive, with free charts and a downloadable history CSV. Related
- Where can I read more about whether a Minnesota medical card is worth it?
- See the medical card worth it analysis, the medical year in review, and medical card pros and cons. Related
Sources: Office of Cannabis Management, OCM Cannabis Market Monitor dashboard, as of n/a (Hub capture 2026-09-22). MN Monitor series. Peer cells are awaiting primary extracts. · PRV-012 [primary_gov]
Methodology
This scoreboard avoids scraped third-party data, does not mix tax-inclusive and pre-tax series, does not invent peer months, and does not treat Colorado or Oregon as Midwest peers.
Related: tax tracker, Market Monitor, medical card worth it.
Related Research Desk pages
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Free to quote, chart and republish under CC BY 4.0. Please credit MN Cannabis Hub and link to this page. Reporters and researchers can find the full format on How to cite.
MN Cannabis Hub. "Minnesota vs Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan: Cannabis Tax and Access." Last verified September 22, 2026. https://mncannabishub.com/research/peer-states
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