'People will travel for it': Minnesota cities prepare for 'border-jumping' marijuana tourists
Caden Perry
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Dillon Beyer, co-owner of Tree Huggers Cannabis, explains the legal cannabis rollout process in Minnesota and how it will impact Wisconsin cannabis businesses. Adult-use cannabis becomes legal in Minnesota in early 2025, but Wisconsin still has a total ban on adult-use cannabis both medical …
Recreational marijuana is almost ready for its 2025 debut in Minnesota. Before droves of eager buyers cross the border from Wisconsin, officials in towns along the Mississippi are planning out what it means for their communities.
Dillon Beyer, co-owner of Tree Huggers Cannabis, holds a bottle of 'Rhu-berry' flavored THC soda. The soda is brewed in collaboration with Spring Grove Soda, a Minnesota soda company.
Stephanie Goetzinger stands behind the counter at Tree Huggers Cannabis in Caledonia, Minn. Goetzinger is a Caledonia resident and moved back after spending several years in Colorado. "I think it's great. It's fun," she said about cannabis' rising popularity in the Midwest.
Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura speaks in Lanesboro, MN about his new cannabis brand, wrestling career and acting legacy. Ventura recently launched a new brand of hemp-based THC products under the name Jesse Ventura Farms.
Stephanie Goetzinger points to a THC chocolate bar manufactured by Jesse Ventura Farms. Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura launched his own cannabis business in March 2024.
Tree Huggers Cannabis' retail store in Caledonia, MN. The shop sells low-potency edible hemp products. With new hemp regulations being advised alongside upcoming adult-use cannabis laws, shops in Minnesota cannot sell cannabis flowers or edible products with more than 10 milligrams of THC.
Dillon Beyer, co-owner of Tree Huggers Cannabis, holds a bottle of 'Rhu-berry' flavored THC soda. The soda is brewed in collaboration with Spring Grove Soda, a Minnesota soda company.
Stephanie Goetzinger stands behind the counter at Tree Huggers Cannabis in Caledonia, Minn. Goetzinger is a Caledonia resident and moved back after spending several years in Colorado. "I think it's great. It's fun," she said about cannabis' rising popularity in the Midwest.
Stephanie Goetzinger points to a THC chocolate bar manufactured by Jesse Ventura Farms. Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura launched his own cannabis business in March 2024.
Tree Huggers Cannabis' retail store in Caledonia, MN. The shop sells low-potency edible hemp products. With new hemp regulations being advised alongside upcoming adult-use cannabis laws, shops in Minnesota cannot sell cannabis flowers or edible products with more than 10 milligrams of THC.
