Minnesota, Cannabis Management

Weeks before business licensing begins, Minnesota's interim cannabis chief to step down from her post
The interim director of the regulatory agency tasked with oversight of the new cannabis industry is stepping down a month before the state starts accepting license applications to operate legal marijuana businesses.
More turnover at the top in the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management
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Minnesota's chief cannabis official leaving as licensing period nears
Minnesota's interim leader of the Office of Cannabis Management, the department charged with setting up a legal marijuana industry in the state, is leaving the post.
Minnesota’s top cannabis regulator Charlene Briner stepping down
Minnesota’s top cannabis regulator is stepping down after leading the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) since its inception in 2023, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday in a news release. Interim OCM Director Charlene Briner,
MN Office of Cannabis Management to get another new interim director
What we know: Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Monday announced Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) interim Director Charlene Briner will step down, and General Counsel Eric Taubel will serve as the new interim director.
Minnesota’s Cannabis Office director steps down amid industry delays
Eric Taubel will take on an interim leadership role after Charlene Briner steps down as director of the state’s cannabis office.
New interim director named for Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management
This is the third person to serve as the head of the Office of Cannabis Management since it was created in August 2023.
Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management will get new interim director
The interim director of the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management, who has led the office since it was created, is stepping down.
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An overview of Minnesota’s cannabis industry in 2024 and what to expect in 2025
Ahead of the new year and the start of another legislative session, MPR News reporters Dana Ferguson, Hannah Yang and Melissa ...
Walz announces departure of cannabis management director amid legal challenges, new year
After legal challenges and social equity application confusion, the Minnesota Department of Cannabis Management is getting a ...
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Douglas County Board raises lots of questions about cannabis
DOUGLAS COUNTY — Cannabis has been a hot topic around the state ever since new legislation was passed in Minnesota to ...
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Nation’s marijuana industry high on Trump promise to lift federal cannabis restrictions
During his campaign for the White House, Trump said that, like President Joe Biden, he supports plans to begin to take ...
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Winona changes course, will not limit cannabis retailers in the city
The Winona City Council decided it will not limit how many cannabis retailers are allowed in the city. It was a change of ...
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Marijuana goes national: 7 industry predictions for 2025
Here are our cannabis industry predictions for 2025: The process to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 3 drug must end ...
Members-only, 'bring-your-own-cannabis' club coming to north Minneapolis
A members-only cannabis consumption lounge is opening in north Minneapolis. MAC Social Club will open on the second floor of 1914 N Washington Ave. above Bar Brava. The lounge is available exclusively ...
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2025 is here; don't expect a pot shop on every Rochester corner
ROCHESTER — On Dec. 11, 2024, when the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced it was going back to the drawing ...