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Minnesota's 2026 cannabis law, sorted by what you have to do about it Drew Duffy, MHA, FACHE · CannaPath Compliance & Regulatory Solutions Most of what you have read about Minnesota's 2026 cannabis bill was about January. SF 4401 became Chapter 123 when the governor signed it on May 26. The headlines went to the macrobusiness license, the merger of the medical and adult-use supply chains, and the new medical endorsements. Every one of those is a January 1, 2027 item. None

Minnesota's 2026 cannabis omnibus, sorted by how much it will affect your week. By Drew Duffy, MHA, FACHE · CannaPath Compliance & Regulatory Solutions · 9 minute read Nearly every write-up of Minnesota's 2026 cannabis bill led with the same two things: the medical and adult-use supply chains merging, and the new macrobusiness license replacing the combination license. Both are real. Both are big. Neither one happens on August 1. They land January 1, 2027. That gap matter

By: Drew Duffy, MHA, FACHE, Founder & Managing Director, CannaPath Regulatory Solutions Ask a new Minnesota cultivator to describe their business and you will usually hear three steps. Grow. Harvest. Sell. That is not the sequence. The actual sequence has ten steps, only one of them produces cash, and several of the ones in the middle are not under your control at all. The Harvest Is Not Revenue Yet — ten steps between a finished plant and money in your account Every box befo

CANNAPATH REGULATORY SOLUTIONS The Ultimate Minnesota Cannabis Inspection Checklist What OCM can actually do, what they’ll actually look at, and how to be ready before the door opens. FIFTEEN SECTIONS · MINNESOTA RETAIL · JULY 2026 MINNESOTA CANNABIS RETAIL COMPLIANCE · cannapath.org What OCM can actually do, what they'll actually look at, and how to be ready before the door opens. Why This Guide Exists Most Minnesota retail operators have never been

By Drew Duffy, MHA, FACHE Founder & Managing Director, CannaPath Most people think finding a retail location is one of the last major hurdles before opening a cannabis business. For some Minnesota operators, it has become the mistake that costs them the most money. Prospective retailers have signed commercial leases after receiving verbal approval from a landlord — only to discover later that the property cannot legally be licensed because of where it sits. By then the lease