Minnesota cannabis tax tracker
Tax tracker: 15% excise, a $45.6M cited tax figure, and 87-county aid. Rate KPIs, the one cited OCM tax milestone, and DOR Local Government Cannabis Aid with a CSV under every chart. Monthly DOR tax dollars stay pending; Hub will not invent a series from sales times 15%.
Last verified: 2026-09-22, datePublished: 2026-09-22
Sources
Organization: Minnesota Department of Revenue + OCM anniversary press
Detail: DOR Cannabis Tax; Local Government Cannabis Aid PDFs; Hub's cannabis and LPHE tax revenue metric
As of: Rates and aid packaging 2026-09-22; tax milestone as of the Sep 15 2026 press (period Sep 2025 through Jul 2026)
Revision / notes: Excise examples on old Hub pages may say 10%; Research Desk supersedes those. The retail sales sparkline is not tax revenue.
URL: DOR Cannabis TaxState cannabis excise
15%
DOR Cannabis Tax, Research Desk reference
Cited tax revenue (10 mo)
$45,600,000
primary_gov · as of 2025-09 through 2026-07
DOR aid counties (2025)
87
$474,517 certified county sum
Sources: Minnesota DOR and the OCM GovDelivery bulletin, DOR Cannabis Tax, as of 2026-09-22 Research Desk packaging. 15% excise; the $45.6M figure is the OCM press milestone, not a monthly DOR series
Cited tax milestone: big number plus retail sales sparkline (context only)
OCM cites $45,600,000 in cannabis and LPHE tax revenue for September 2025 through July 2026. The sparkline shows Hub-archived OCM Market Monitor combined retail sales for the same general window: retail sales context, not monthly tax dollars.
Cited tax revenue
$45,600,000
Sep 2025 through Jul 2026, cannabis and LPHE tax revenue (OCM press)
Combined retail sales sparkline (not tax)
Latest archived month 2026-07: $27,545,925
Tax milestone and retail sales context CSV
| Metric | Value | As of / period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| tax_revenue_cannabis_and_lphe | 45600000 | 2025-09 through 2026-07 | Primary government source, OCM press, not a monthly DOR figure |
| combined_retail_sales_usd | 19090190.5 | 2026-01 | Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor: sales, not tax |
| combined_retail_sales_usd | 18636899.82 | 2026-02 | Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor: sales, not tax |
| combined_retail_sales_usd | 22009332.12 | 2026-03 | Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor: sales, not tax |
| combined_retail_sales_usd | 24050158.29 | 2026-04 | Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor: sales, not tax |
| combined_retail_sales_usd | 25893008.47 | 2026-05 | Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor: sales, not tax |
| combined_retail_sales_usd | 26346851.87 | 2026-06 | Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor: sales, not tax |
| combined_retail_sales_usd | 27545925.04 | 2026-07 | Hub archive of OCM Market Monitor: sales, not tax |
Sources: Minnesota OCM press and Hub Market Monitor archive, OCM Sep 15 2026 press, as of 2025-09 through 2026-07. The sparkline is retail sales; it is not multiplied by 15% to invent tax months
DOR Local Government Cannabis Aid: 2025 pool KPIs
2025 DOR summary pools: equal county $474,517, proportional county $1,898,070, proportional city $2,372,588. County certified aid choropleth lives on the aid map hub.
Equal county pool
$474,517
Among all counties
Proportional county pool
$1,898,070
Proportional among counties
Proportional city pool
$2,372,588
Proportional among cities
See the full map on cannabis aid paid to each county.
Data (CSV-equivalent)
| Metric | Amount (USD) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| mmb_account_balance_june30 | 4929084.42 | as stated in 2025 summary |
| equal_county_pool | 474517.14 | equal distribution among all counties |
| proportional_county_pool | 1898070.43 | proportional among counties |
| proportional_city_pool | 2372587.56 | proportional among cities |
Sources: Minnesota Department of Revenue, Local Government Cannabis Aid, Aid map and county CSV, as of 2025 certification pack. The city statewide $0 caveat is documented on the aid hub
Top certified county aid (2025): ranked bars
Among 87 counties with 2025 certified Local Government Cannabis Aid rows, the largest certified amounts are listed below. This is not a tax revenue league table, only aid distribution.
Data (CSV-equivalent)
| County | Certified aid (USD) | Equal | Proportional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | 5454.22 | 5454.22 | 0 |
| Anoka | 5454.22 | 5454.22 | 0 |
| Becker | 5454.22 | 5454.22 | 0 |
| Beltrami | 5454.22 | 5454.22 | 0 |
| Benton | 5454.22 | 5454.22 | 0 |
| Big Stone | 5454.22 | 5454.22 | 0 |
| Blue Earth | 5454.22 | 5454.22 | 0 |
| Brown | 5454.22 | 5454.22 | 0 |
Sources: Minnesota DOR, 2025 county certifications (Hub CSV), Cannabis aid map, as of 2025 county certifications. Top 8 counties by certified Local Government Cannabis Aid
Sources: Minnesota Department of Revenue · OCM GovDelivery / LRL / Hub SOTM, Data Practices: DOR cannabis tax series, as of n/a (Hub capture 2026-09-22); 2025-08 (Hub capture 2026-09-22); 2026-09-15 (Hub capture 2026-09-22). PRV-049 is a pending acquisition: the rate page, aid PDFs, and OCM tax milestone are used until the Data Practices request lands · PRV-049, PRV-002, PRV-057 [primary_gov, primary_gov, primary_gov]
FAQ
Common reader questions about prices and tax. Answers cite DOR or OCM; general opinion is not official policy.
- What is Minnesota’s cannabis excise tax rate?
- The state cannabis excise rate is 15%, per the DOR Cannabis Tax overview. Source
- Why do Minnesota prices feel high at the register?
- This is a common complaint that often points to tax stacking. The 15% state cannabis excise (DOR) applies on top of regular sales tax; use the consumer tax calculator for out-the-door estimates. A claim like "Minnesota is X% higher than Wisconsin" requires a dated peer comparison, not opinion. Related
- Where does the $45.6 million tax figure come from?
- The OCM September 15, 2026 anniversary press release: state tax revenue for the 10-month period from September 2025 through July 2026. It is not a monthly DOR series. Source
- Where does local government cannabis aid data live?
- The Hub packages DOR county certifications on the cannabis aid map. City amount PDFs may show a statewide $0 only, which is documented on the aid hub. Related
- How is tribal tax treatment handled?
- Tribal sovereignty is described accurately, without implying state regulatory equivalence. See the tribal hub and the price differential page. Related
Methodology
This is the first page in the desk's publish order. A key anti-pattern to avoid: inventing monthly tax revenue from sales times 15%. The sparkline is labeled retail sales context only.
Reader-sourced question angles are tracked separately; lower-priority topics like tribal tax treatment get no invented urgency.
Related Research Desk pages
Use this research
Key finding: Minnesota collected $45.6 million in cannabis and lower-potency hemp tax revenue from September 2025 through July 2026, per OCM citing the Department of Revenue. The state cannabis tax rate is 15%.
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MN Cannabis Hub. "Minnesota Cannabis Tax Revenue: What the State Has Collected." Last verified September 22, 2026. https://mncannabishub.com/research/tax-tracker
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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
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Checked September 22, 2026