Several Nations have already signed compacts with Minnesota and lead retail cannabis growth where the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is hoping to become a billion dollar enterprise after completing construction of a 50,000-square-foot cultivation facility that dwarfs any non-tribal operations which are capped at 30,000 square feet. The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management believes more compacts will be signed by Gov. Walz in the coming weeks.
The White Earth Nation is set to open a dispensary in the former JL Beers restaurant building on Moorhead’s east side, has repurposed a chip factory for indoor production, built greenhouses and has about 10 acres of land under cultivation for cannabis. White Earth sells cannabis products to dispensaries owned by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the Prairie Island Indian Community.
The Red Lake Nation is operating a mobile unit near its casino with plans to construct a building.
Non-Native municipalities have their own rules and policies but sales aren't expected to begin until late Fall in 2025 when the winners of license lotteries are determined. Nevertheless, the Minnesota Valley Cannabis Company purchased the former Green Giant building in Le Sueur to process cannabis but after a Ramsey County judge halted the lottery investors await resolutions expected during the coming session of the Minnesota Legislature beginning 14 January.
In the horrible red state of South Dakota more than a handful of jilted retailers folded their tents, threatened to move operations to Minnesota and more are expected to follow as the number of therapeutic cannabis permits declined after voters protected tribal cannabis.
Learn more about Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures linked here.
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