Matt Delong

2 weeks ago | mankatofreepress.com | Matt Delong

In the waning hours of a special session Tuesday morning, the Minnesota Senate gave final approval to a bill that includes a 50% increase of the state tax on recreational marijuana sales as regulators prepare to launch Minnesota’s legal cannabis market in the coming months. The bill also repeals language in the Minnesota law that legalized adult-use marijuana requiring the state to share 20% of cannabis tax revenue with local governments.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Matt Delong

In the waning hours of a special session Tuesday morning, the Minnesota Senate gave final approval to a bill that includes a 50% increase of the state tax on recreational marijuana sales as regulators prepare to launch Minnesota's legal cannabis market in the coming months. The bill also repeals language in the Minnesota law that legalized adult-use marijuana requiring the state to share 20% of cannabis tax revenue with local governments.

3 weeks ago | winonadailynews.com | Matt Delong

Nearly two years after Minnesota legalized marijuana for recreational use, the state Office of Cannabis Management on Thursday held the first lotteries to begin the process of awarding hundreds of cannabis business licenses to qualified applicants. The drawings marked a long-awaited milestone on Minnesota’s bumpy road to launching a legal marijuana market. The OCM initially planned to hold lotteries for social equity licenses in late November.

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Matt Delong

Applicants selected will not immediately receive a full license, but can move forward with the work of setting up their businesses. The Minnesota Star Tribune Nearly two years after Minnesota legalized marijuana for recreational use, the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) on Thursday held the first lotteries to begin the process of awarding hundreds of cannabis business licenses to qualified applicants.

4 weeks ago | startribune.com | Matt Delong

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has agreed to a settlement with a group of social equity marijuana business license applicants who were granted entry into a canceled license preapproval lottery, an attorney representing the OCM announced in a Ramsey County District Court hearing Friday morning.