Eighteen months after Minnesota legalized marijuana for adult use, the state’s new cannabis agency began accepting applications Tuesday for the first round of marijuana business licenses. The licenses will be awarded to qualified applicants in lotteries later this spring.

Minnesota opens cannabis business applications, prioritizing social equity and local ownership ahead of recreational sales starting in 2025.

The city's Economic Development Authority voted unanimously on Tuesday to go forward with plans for a state-issued municipal cannabis license. The application period for such licenses opened on Tuesday. Minnesota is the only U.S. state that allows municipal-owned and operated dispensaries.

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management opened applications for most business license types on Tuesday, bringing the state one step closer to debuting its legal cannabis market.

We are now less than one week away from the long-awaited commencement of Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis business licensing round and

(ABC 6 News) — Minnesota is starting to accept cannabis business license applications as of Tuesday. When the law was first passed, dispensaries were supposed to open sometime early this year. Now, industry experts say it could take until next year due to the set up for this licensing process facing significant delays.

The following license types are available: microbusiness, mezzobusiness, cultivator, manufacturer, retailer, wholesaler, transporter, testing facility, delivery