Minnesota is still on track to launch its legal recreational cannabis market next year, the top official in the regulatory agency said, despite concerns from some prospective businesses that the process is moving too slowly.
"I know people are impatient. I know they are excited to get started. But I would reassure them that we are working to meet the needs of operators and consumers and medical patients," said Charlene Briner, the interim director of the fledgling Office of Cannabis Management. "They should have confidence in the people doing the work in this office."
Briner said the office, which was established under the 2023 law giving the green light on legal marijuana, is exceeding its expectations as regulators are "building the plane as we're flying."
The agency has its first set of draft rules, which provides more clarity about how businesses must operate, and a second version awaits publication and further feedback before they're finalized, which Briner anticipates to be complete by the first quarter of next year.
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