Minnesota Has Issued 135 Cannabis Business Licenses Including Nearly 100 Retail Locations
- Minnesota has issued 135 cannabis business licenses, including 96 adult-use retail sites and 19 medical retail sites, alongside 37 cultivation, 15 manufacturing, four transporting, and three testing facilities.
- Microbusinesses dominate the licensing landscape with 108 licenses issued, 57 of which are designated as social equity, while other licenses cover cultivators, mezzobusinesses, retailers, transporters, wholesalers, testing, medical, manufacturing, and delivery.
- Social equity applicants hold 53% of the total licenses issued (71 licenses), slightly more than non-social equity businesses at 47% (64 licenses).
- License approvals have rapidly increased from just one in July 2025 to 97 by January 2026, signaling strong market growth as Minnesota advances its full adult-use marijuana implementation.
Minnesota’s legal marijuana market continues to take shape, with new data from the Office of Cannabis Management showing 135 cannabis business licenses issued so far alongside nearly 100 adult-use retail sites now licensed across the state. According to the state’s Cannabis Market Monitor, there are currently 96 licensed adult-use retail sites and 19 licensed medical retail sites operating in Minnesota. In addition, regulators report 37 cultivation sites, 15 manufacturing sites, four transporting businesses and three testing facilities.
The 135 total business licenses issued so far span multiple categories. Microbusinesses account for the vast majority, with 108 licenses issued, including 57 designated as social equity. Other license types include four cultivator licenses, three mezzobusiness licenses, five retailer licenses, five transporter licenses, three wholesaler licenses, three testing facility licenses, two medical combination licenses, one manufacturer license and one delivery license.
Of the 135 total licenses, 71 — or 53% — are held by social equity applicants, compared to 64 licenses, or 47%, held by non-social equity businesses.
License approvals have accelerated in recent months. The state reports just one license issued in July 2025, climbing to 15 by September, 28 in October, 58 in November, 77 in December and reaching 97 by January 2026 in cumulative approvals shown in the latest data snapshot.
With retail locations nearing the 100 mark and more than half of issued licenses tied to social equity applicants, Minnesota’s regulated marijuana market continues expanding as the state moves deeper into full adult-use implementation.