First Minnesota cannabis shops open after supply challenges
RISE Dispensaries donates first-day adult-use cannabis sales profits to local nonprofits and plans expansion to more Minnesota cities, supporting community and veteran services.
- Legacy Cannabis opened as Minnesota's first licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary off tribal land at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday in Duluth.
- This launch follows Minnesota's 2023 legalization of adult-use cannabis and long delays due to supply challenges and state licensing processes.
- Along with Legacy, medical dispensaries Green Goods and RISE began adult-use sales at multiple locations across the Twin Cities and statewide this week.
- Josh Wilken-Simon emphasized that many advocates have worked for years to shape Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis market around small, independent producers and to promote social equity for those impacted by drug policy injustices.
- The openings mark the start of a craft cannabis market supported by tribal compacts for product supply and anticipate further expansion of licensed dispensaries statewide.
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Recreational cannabis dispensaries open in Minnesota
Minnesota’s two medical cannabis dispensaries can now legally sell for recreational use. Green Goods and RISE began selling Tuesday and Wednesday at locations in the Twin Cities and across the state, which marks “the first time many Minnesotans will have a legal dispensary nearby after the slow state rollout left tribes operating the first handful of dispensaries to date,” reports the Star Tribune. In more cannabis news, the first licensed canna…
4:20 P.M.: Duluth's 'Legacy Cannabis' Becomes State's First Licensed Dispensary
DULUTH, Minn. — History was made in Duluth Tuesday when Legacy Cannabis expanded its operations to become the state’s first licensed dispensary of marijuana. Legacy Cannabis is located in the heart of the Lincoln Park Craft District, and the line was out the door Tuesday afternoon for people wanting to buy cannabis. The store was granted a license to sell pot from the Office of Cannabis Management earlier this summer. A ribbon-cutting was held T…

Duluth's Legacy Cannabis is Minnesota's first licensed dispensary
Two years after cannabis was legalized in the state, the Lincoln Park dispensary began operations Tuesday at 4:20 p.m.
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