Despite recreational cannabis being legalized in Minnesota back in 2023, it has taken time for residents to walk into a cannabis dispensary and buy actual cannabis flower. That changed on September 16, when Legacy Cannabis in Lincoln Park became Minnesota's first off-reservation recreational cannabis dispensary. At 4:20 p.m., the ribbon-cutting ceremony officially marked a new era for adult-use cannabis in the state.
For years, Minnesotans have been limited to THC beverages and gummies, but flower sales at a regulated cannabis dispensary are what many customers have been waiting for. One of those customers, Tamaye, stood in line with dozens of others for the grand opening. "It's a great medicine. We should have never outlawed it," she said, praising the new cannabis dispensary for offering relief for anxiety, PTSD, and arthritis pain without the red tape of medical licensing.
Legacy Cannabis' consultant, Josh Wilken-Simon, explained that Tamaye's story is far from unique. "Minnesotans have been frustrated. Today, everybody is ecstatic that the time has come where they can buy a safe, regulated cannabis product from a local cannabis dispensary," he said. The launch of this first off-reservation cannabis dispensary reflects pent-up demand and signals the start of a broader retail rollout across the state.
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