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CHRONICLING LEGAL CANNABIS IN MINNESOTA

By Matt DeLong

Happy 4/20 to those who celebrate! In this week's Nuggets: She built a million-dollar cannabis facility on a reservation. Now she can’t grow there; at least 100 recreational marijuana dispensaries are now open in Minnesota; new cannabis flower and concentrates are hitting store shelves; and a guide to 4/20 events, discounts and deals across the state.

She built a million-dollar cannabis facility on a reservation. Now she can’t grow there. As Minnesota’s budding cannabis industry takes shape more than two years into its rocky rollout, Therese Haugen’s experience illustrates the hazards that can arise when an eager applicant seeks to operate at the intersection of state and tribal regulations. Read more. (Gift link.)

At least 100 recreational marijuana dispensaries are now open in Minnesota: After receiving a substantial update this week, our free retail cannabis map includes 100 state and tribally licensed cannabis stores open for business in Minnesota. As always, if you know of any we are missing, please use the form underneath the map to let us know. 

New arrivals: Prior Lake microbusiness Aurora Cannabis released its first in-house strain this week, Gorilla Breath. Owner Randy Beuc told Nuggets he has two more strains, Dante’s Inferno and GG4, ready to release this weekend at Aurora and Legacy Cannabis.

Concentrate Labs has three strains of live rosin coming to stores this weekend – Super Boof, Eager Beaver and Peach Daquiri. You can look for them at Moorhead’s Beezwax Dispensary, Coastless in Luverne, Fullmelt Factory in Maple Grove, Ramsey’s High Ten, Hopkins Dispensary, all three Legacy Cannabis locations and Sweetleaves in Minneapolis.

Loon Labs released Nug Run cured resin sugar under the Minnesota Cannabis Collective label. Find a store.

Verist Fields in Minneapolis is also dropping a pair of live resin disposables this week, Logi OG and Glacier Valley Sour.

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This weekend marks the third 4/20, the unofficial holiday celebrating marijuana, since legalization in Minnesota. We compiled a list of events and sales being offered by licensed businesses all over the state. One celebration – Strains of the Earth’s 420 on the Bluff festival on Saturday in Jordan – is a licensed cannabis event, allowing for legal on-site cannabis sales from licensed vendors and consumption.

Here is the full list:

Online only

CannaCon St. Paul: Use code 420 for 50% off tickets through Monday.

Kite Soda: Use code 420FUN for 25% off sitewide, $20 off 420 product bundle through Monday. 

Multiple locations

4/20 Shuttle: Catch a ride with Social AF to check out a few cannabis businesses and events in Minneapolis on Monday, including BlooMn, Hook & Ladder Theater and Legacy Cannabis. Featuring VIP gift bags, swag DJ and stoner bingo. 

Hideaway: 50% off all MN Legit glass and products, 25% off everything else in store excluding tobacco. Saturday-Monday.

Legacy Cannabis (Duluth, Minneapolis and Woodbury): 10%-20% off storewide Saturday-Monday. On Monday, a Concentrate Labs live rosin drop, live glassblowing, merch drop, live music, free eats and treats.

Rise Dispensaries: 30%-35% discounts on flower, prerolls, accessories and apparel. 42% off everything for medical patients. Friday-Monday.

Minneapolis

BlooMN: Goodie bags for each person who walks in off the bus and grilling 3-6:30 p.m. Monday. Also $42 cannabis leaf tattoos noon-6 p.m. next door at Lady Face Tattoos.

Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge: Light ‘Em Up the Bong Show "The Night B420," 7-10 p.m. Sunday; The Big Zen20!, featuring stoner bingo, a dank buffet, retro video games, live art, DJ and 420 goodie bags, 4-10 p.m. Monday. 

In-Dispensary: 42% half-gram cartridges Friday, 42% off accessories and hemp-derived edibles Saturday and 42% off flower Monday. Prizes for purchase of $100 or more before tax. Open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday.

Modist Brewing Co.: Modist X 10th Anniversary Blowout, featuring headliners Dillinger Four, DJs, food trucks, THC vendors, sesh tent in the parking lot, pop-ups and more. 11 a.m.-close Saturday.

Roxy’s Cabaret: 420 Bash sponsored by Rise Dispensary, featuring THC drink tastings, 420-friendly rooftop, swag for the first 50 people, rolling demos, photo booth and more. 4:20 p.m. happy hour, tastings from 7-9 p.m. Monday.

Simply Crafted: Use code 420 for 42% off sitewide through Monday.

Surly Brewing Co.: Gourmet Munchies pop-up at Surly Pizza Upstairs featuring special 420 menu. Friday-Monday. Giveaways, games and more from Rise Dispensary 4-9 p.m. Saturday.

Sweetleaves: Flower and edible deals, Parlour food truck pop-up Friday, extra reward points Saturday-Monday, free hat for first 10 purchases over $100 on Monday.

Verist Fields: 15% off all cannabis products at the 50th and Bryant location. Monday-Friday. 

St. Paul

St. Paul Cannabis: 42% off storewide, free tacos from La Cochinita for first 300 customers Monday.

Anoka

Anoka Cannabis Co.: 4:19 Garage Party, featuring food trucks, discounted limited edition 420 box, education and more. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Flower deals Friday-Monday.

Bemidji

Coconut Cannabis: Daily discounts on various cannabis products and accessories through April 26. 15% off flower and prerolls on Monday. Use code LOVINTHECOCONUT20 for 20% off first online order.

Chaska

higherplace: Giveaways, raffles, discounts, live DJ and more. Saturday-Monday.

Hutchinson

Grounded Gardens: 4/20 party featuring a vendor meet and greet, happy 'n' chill hour, game night, music, refreshments, discounts, giveaways and special prizes. 1-8 p.m. Saturday. RSVP requested.

Jordan

Strains of the Earth: 420 on the Bluff featuring live music, food trucks, vendors, canna Olympics, raffles, games, smoking patio. Noon-7 p.m. Saturday. 

Prior Lake

Aurora Cannabis: Gift bags, raffle, discounts, 4x loyalty points, food trucks and product drops, including in-house grown flower and resin concentrates from Loon Labs. Noon-8 p.m. Monday.

Flame & Flora: Giveaways, double rewards points on all purchases and 20% off apparel. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday.

Roseville

Frostbite Dispensary: Gift bags for first 50 guests with purchase each day Friday-Monday, stacking deals, raffles, extra loyalty points. 

Red Lake

NativeCare: 420 Weekend Throwback Party featuring live music, vendors, food, tattoos and more. Noon-8 p.m. Saturday.

Victoria

Minne Organix: Live music, food trucks, raffle, gift bags, vendors, specials and deals. Friday-Monday.

Welch

Island Peži: Weedmaps pop-up 4-7 p.m. Friday, $50 product bundles Saturday-Monday. 4/20 celebration 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, featuring giveaways, prizes and food trucks. 20% off storewide Monday, excluding bundles.

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