Minnesota’s top cannabis regulator Charlene Briner stepping down
Minnesota’s top cannabis regulator is stepping down after leading the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) since its inception in 2023, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday in a news release. Interim OCM Director Charlene Briner,
More turnover at the top in the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management
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Interim Director of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management steps down
Briner helped create the state’s new agency for developing operational and regulatory systems to launch and oversee the cannabis market.
MN Office of Cannabis Management to get another new interim director
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management has another new interim director. Eric Taubel named OCM interim director. What we know: Gov. Tim Walz and Lt.
Minnesota's chief cannabis official leaving as licensing period nears
Minnesota's interim leader of the Office of Cannabis Management, the department charged with setting up a legal marijuana industry in the state, is leaving the post. WCCO-TV has a report on the departure of Charlene Briner,
Minnesota’s Cannabis Office director steps down amid industry delays
Eric Taubel will take on an interim leadership role after Charlene Briner steps down as director of the state’s cannabis office.
Minnesota marijuana: Dates to remember ahead of dispensaries opening
Those looking to buy weed at a dispensary will have to wait well into 2025 to do so, as the OCM has provided an updated ...
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An overview of Minnesota’s cannabis industry in 2024 and what to expect in 2025
Earlier this month, the Office of Cannabis Management announced it will hold two lotteries in 2025: one for social equity ...
Cannabis firm Vireo Growth raises $81M to fund acquisitions
Vireo Growth Inc., a company that manufactures, processes and distributes medical marijuana, closed an $81 million private ...
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Nation’s marijuana industry high on Trump promise to lift federal cannabis restrictions
During his campaign for the White House, Trump said that, like President Joe Biden, he supports plans to begin to take ...
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Minnesota to publish draft of recreational marijuana industry regulations
The upcoming recreational marijuana market in Minnesota took another step toward launching this week, when the Office of ...