Tribal marijuana dispensaries
State licensing for retail cannabis sales are probably still at least 18 months away, but Gov. Tim Walz tells FO( 9 that legal sales could come a lot sooner within state boundaries.
(FOX 9) – State licensing for retail cannabis sales are probably still at least 18 months away, but Gov. Tim Walz tells FOX 9 that legal sales could come a lot sooner within state boundaries.
Recreational marijuana is legal to possess, consume and even grow as of Aug. 1, but people in the industry have a running joke that any plants grown here would have to arrive by immaculate conception.
That might not the case if retailers start selling recreational marijuana on tribal lands.
Supporters cheered Gov. Walz earlier this week when he signed the new law allowing recreational cannabis use.
They marked their calendars for Aug. 1, when the law allows people over the age of 21 to have two pounds of pot at home, two ounces anywhere else.
The state Office of Cannabis Management will now coordinate everything cannabis.
“On the hour, as I signed the legislation, the website went live and so all the background is there, so it is going to just naturally take some time to put it in,” the governor told FOX 9 in a one-on-one interview.
January 2025 is the target date for the first cannabis retail licenses to go active, leaving a big delay between legal consumption and legal sales.
That is, unless tribal governments fill the gap.
“My hope is to see them thrive in this…
