The first government-run marijuana retailer in Minnesota is set to open its doors next week, local officials say.
After getting cleared to build the facility, the city of Anoka said it has completed construction and is ready to become operational beginning on Wednesday, February 6. Anoka is one of more than a dozen Minnesota cities aiming to manage its own dispensary.
“We see this as a natural evolution of our long-standing commitment to responsible municipal retail and reinvesting profits back into the community,” Mayor Erik Skogquist (D) told Marijuana Moment on Tuesday. “Since 1937, Anoka has successfully managed and reinvested millions in profits from our municipal liquor stores. That experience has given us a unique blueprint for the cannabis sector.”
“Every cent of net profit will stay here—it will go towards revitalizing our parks and lifting the collective weight off our neighbors’ shoulders by easing the tax burden and helping keep our city affordable,” he said.
“While Minnesota legalization has prioritized social equity ownership, all too often wealthy out-of-state corporations move in and extract maximum profit from communities,” the mayor said. “The Anoka model ensuring that the benefits of legalization directly improve the quality of life for the people who
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