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Minnesota House OKs Cannabis Bill With New License, Streamlined Supply Chain

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May 20, 2026

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Minnesota House OKs Cannabis Bill With New License, Streamlined Supply Chain

The general cannabis bill of 2026 would create a macro business license, unify the supply chains for medical and adult use, and provide relief to hemp businesses facing federal headwinds.

Rep. Jessica Hanson (DFL-Burnsville) said the bill she’s sponsoring won’t change what’s working in Minnesota’s cannabis industry, it will tweak what the industry wants to tweak and license medical cannabis “to the right extent.” She calls it a “collaborative effort” involving more than 80 stakeholders and meeting weekly for the past three months.

“Everyone on this task force has jumped into the trenches to help thread the needle to create the solutions that this bill offers today,” Hanson said.

The house passed HF4203/SF4401* by a 92-42 vote on Sunday. As it was amended by a House committee, the Senate later passed the bill again 34-33.

Rep. Nolan West (R-Blaine) praised the bill, saying the rules “were absolutely tough” on businesses and the bill would improve many areas of the rules.

“With the changes we’re seeing here, we’re fixing all the problems that are in this market, opening up a little more opportunity for people to succeed and for us to have a thriving market that’s not dominated by a few players,” he said of the venture business, where access to capital is often a barrier.

West praised the bill as “at least opening the door” for businesses to attract investment, allowing an individual to hold up to four social capital licenses with up to 33% ownership.

For Hanson, one of the most important provisions of the bill would be to fix the section of the medical cannabis industry.

“Patients face limited access to medical products from only a few companies, and they are adults and children with chronic conditions such as epilepsy, cancer, debilitating autoimmune diseases and other conditions where cannabis can truly change lives,” she said.

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Minnesota Awards $3.6M in Grants for Cannabis Businesses and Education

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9 months ago

August 26, 2025

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Minnesota Awards $3.6M in Grants for Cannabis Businesses and Education

The Department of Employment and Economic Development of Minnesota (Acts) has provided $ 3.6 million in grants to businesses to enter the cannabis industry of adult state use and training workers for industry affairs.

Through Cannavigate, Cannavigate, Cansartup and Cantrain programs, 11 organizations were granted between 100,000 and $ 500,000 for various programs aimed at providing technical assistance, work training and opening or expanding a cannabis business in the state.

In a statement, the Commissioner of the works Matt Varilek said the cannabis industry for the use of state adults is “exciting” for businesses and state workers.

“We are committed to ensuring social equality in the cannabis industry, working together with our regulatory partners that ensure market integrity, and supporting the lenders focused on the Minnesota community and the development of workforce development around the state.” – Varilek in a announcement

Through the Cannavigate program, the three organizations were given grants:

Minnesota Association of Professionals and Communities of Black Cannabis united through justice and inclusion – $ 400,000
Minnesota Cannabis Institute – $ 234,601
Community developers consortium in Minnesota – $ 308,935

Cannsartup also gave grants to three organizations:

Spread Community Development Corporation – $ 500,000
Seward Redesign, Inc. – 100,000 dollars
Womenventure – 500,000 dollars

While Cantrain gave grants for five organizations:

Minneapolis Community and Technical College – $ 403,530
Minnesota training partnerships – $ 126,116
Minnesota Cannabis College – $ 250,000
Urban Connecting Gemini Cities – $ 320,000
Tribal college and white land community – $ 500,000

Agency previously accorded 11 grants through its Canrerenew program which help in project funds that address a range of community needs, including economic development, public health, prevention of violence, youth development and civil legal aid.