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Marijuana in Minnesota


MINNESOTA CANNABIS REGULATORS SAY STATE WILL LIKELY NEED 381 DISPENSARIES AT A
MINIMUM

Dana Ferguson
St. Paul
January 17, 2024 4:58 PM
Brittany Weichel blocks the wind while Tara Eck lights a joint during a
celebration at First Avenue in Minneapolis marking the legalization of
recreational marijuana on Aug. 1.
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State cannabis regulators set what will likely be the floor for new cannabis
dispensaries in Minnesota: 381.

In a report issued this week, the Office of Cannabis Management estimated the
number of retailers that would be needed to meet requirements in state law. But
the report’s authors also said the Legislature could move to increase that
number to match demand. 

Under the law, local governments in the state need to have a retail registration
for every 12,500 people. Factoring in the population across towns and cities,
that floor came out to 381 retailers.

It’s the first time the office provided a ballpark figure on how many cannabis
dispensaries could be approved when the state licenses them to open. The office
expects cannabis dispensaries will be able to get up and running next year after
the office issues applications and sets rules for retailers.


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Estimating the cannabis demand isn’t easy because it’s been an illicit substance
for so long. Minnesota made marijuana possession and use legal for adults 21 and
up starting in August, although for now it’s a grow-your-own proposition.
Lower-dose edible cannabis products have been available for sale since 2022.

The lack of a regulated market for full-fledged marijuana complicates things,
the report said.

“It is impossible at this time to understand the necessary supply of cannabis
vs. hemp needed to accommodate total demand without further research,” the
report authors wrote. “Until the adult-use market is launched and sales for both
types of outlets can be thoroughly assessed, estimates of adequate product
supply and outlets for the adult-use program will likely be inaccurate.”

As part of the report, the regulators also surveyed adults who use cannabis in
Minnesota to discern more information about demand and where consumers get their
supply.

Between June and September of last year, 494 Minnesotans were polled about their
cannabis consuming habits. Of those who said they’d used cannabis at least once
in the last year, 83 percent said they used cannabis within a month and 40
percent said they used cannabis daily or almost daily.

The group said they most commonly bought cannabis from a dealer, retailer that
currently sells lower-dose cannabis edibles, a medical dispensary or received it
from a friend or family member. 

Most of those who used cannabis in the last month said they preferred smoking
flower. Vapes and edibles followed in terms of most common ways to consume.

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