Cannabis

M.N. Technology was planning a cultivation facility for Cohasset and did not win a license in last week's lottery. But they had contingency plans.

The off-reservation dispensary opened in Moorhead on May 23, 2025, with another planned for St. Cloud after a first-of-its-kind compact between White Earth and Minnesota.

The bill would allow THC beverages to label 10 milligram drinks as a single serving instead of the current requirement of two servings in the state of Minnesota.

Leaked drafts of one compact show tribal enterprises could open stores off reservation under tribal regulation and would give tribes broad access to other cannabis businesses.

The ruling is the first — though likely not the last — to address state law enforcement’s jurisdiction over marijuana in Indian Country since Minnesota legalized recreational use.

Plus: The Bois Forte Band is the latest to enter the cannabis marketplace with its Ishkode, Ojibwe for "fire," dispensary; and dozens of Northland athletes made the podium at last week's state wrestling tournament.

They would be the first state-tribal cannabis compacts in the U.S. to allow tribal enterprises to operate outside of reservations, and they can’t be amended without mutual agreement.

Plus: Downtown Bemidji's Paul Bunyan Playhouse announces it is pausing its 2025 summer season amid structural and financial issues; and state tournaments for girls hockey and gymnastics wrapped this weekend with several Northland athletes placing.

Lawsuits brought by investors and an investigation by a Missouri newspaper raise potential credibility concerns about Jack Mitchell, a principal investor in HWY35.

HWY35 is planning a cannabis park at a former lumber mill site in Grand Rapids. Locally owned M.N. Technology plans to build a cultivation facility in Cohasset's industrial park.