We have been following Minnesota’s progress on cannabis legalization for a while here at the law firm. It’s a state with huge potential, and reports from our attorneys at CannaCon last weekend were glowing. As a native Minnesotan (Duluth; Moorhead) who frequently returns to the state, I’m personally rooting hard.
There is a lot to like about Minnesota and cannabis. One, it’s sort of an island. To the west are North and South Dakota, which are virtual cannabis backwaters. The same could be said for Iowa to the south, and Wisconsin (so sad!) due east. Second, Minnesota is a populous state, with more than 5.7 million inhabitants. Third, Minnesota is an agriculture state, and the 12th largest state by area. Fourth, it’s reliably blue.
But fifth, if you ask me what I like best about Minnesota’s cannabis environment so far, it’s this: the state seems keen on avoiding overregulation of cannabis. You can see it in the first draft of rules released by the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) on July 31, 2024. If you’d rather not read all of that, or even take my word for it, OCM itself has said as much. In that Office’s words, the proposed
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