Gov. Tim Walz has signed off on a sweeping cannabis package that will reshape the state’s emerging recreational market and give hemp operators a path forward ahead of a looming federal ban.
Some of the biggest changes will merge parts of Minnesota’s cannabis supply chain, encourage more medical cannabis production and help hemp producers move into the adult-use market before the ban takes effect Nov. 12.
State Rep. Jessica Hanson, DFL-Burnsville, was a sponsor of the “maintenance” bills. She says the bills respond to operational and regulatory challenges facing both cannabis and hemp businesses.
“We’ve left alone what’s working and we’ve tweaked what needed some small tweaks to try to make it a little bit easier for folks,” she said.
Here’s what’s changing.
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