Category Archives: Retailer / Dispensary

Along Randolph Avenue in Saint Paul, DNA Dispensary, operated by Dynastic DNA LLC, offers state-licensed adult-use cannabis retail. The shop holds a Minnesota microbusiness license and carries the state’s social equity designation, recognizing ownership from communities the cannabis law aims to bring into the industry. DNA Dispensary is part of the growing roster of licensed retailers serving Ramsey County and the capital city.

Albert Lea’s licensed cannabis market continues to grow with Black Husky LLC, a microbusiness retailer on Ekko Avenue in Freeborn County. The company is a state-recognized social equity licensee, part of Minnesota’s effort to broaden ownership in the new legal industry. Serving Albert Lea and nearby southern Minnesota communities, Black Husky operates at the craft scale the microbusiness license class was built for.

Few licensees serve both markets: Mountain Sight Vision LLC in Albert Lea is a state-licensed microbusiness retailer approved for medical cannabis retail as well as adult-use sales. Located on Myers Road in Freeborn County, near Minnesota’s southern border, the shop is also a recognized social equity business. That combination of medical access, adult-use retail, and equity ownership makes it a distinctive addition to southern Minnesota’s cannabis landscape.

Crosslake, in Crow Wing County’s lake country, is home to Hastings Consulting LLC, a state-licensed cannabis retailer on County Road 3. The business operates under Minnesota’s microbusiness license class, the craft-scale tier designed for small, locally owned operators. Serving year-round residents and the area’s many seasonal visitors alike, it extends licensed adult-use retail into the northern reaches of the Brainerd Lakes region.

On Saint Paul’s East Side, Green Walker Dispensary LLC operates a state-licensed cannabis retail shop on E 7th Street. The Ramsey County business holds a Minnesota microbusiness license and is a recognized social equity licensee, reflecting the ownership diversity the state’s cannabis law was written to promote. Green Walker is among the first licensed dispensaries serving Minnesota’s capital city and its east-metro neighbors.

Small-town Minnesota gets legal cannabis retail with O’Buds LLC, licensed to operate on E Norway Drive in Annandale. The Wright County shop holds a microbusiness retail license from the Office of Cannabis Management, the state’s craft-scale class for independent owners. Positioned in central Minnesota between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud, O’Buds serves Annandale and the surrounding lake communities of Wright County.

A social equity licensee in southern Minnesota, Voyager Cannabis Co is operated by KOC Industries LLC on Madison Avenue in Mankato. The business carries a state microbusiness retail license, Minnesota’s tier for small, locally owned cannabis operators. Voyager adds to a growing cluster of licensed adult-use retailers in Blue Earth County, giving Mankato-area cannabis consumers legal, well-regulated options close to home.

Coastal Greenery LLC is a licensed cannabis retailer in Baxter, located on S Elder Drive in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes region. Operating under a Minnesota microbusiness retail license, the Crow Wing County shop serves adult-use customers in one of central Minnesota’s best-known lake destinations. Its licensure through the Office of Cannabis Management places it among the region’s first fully state-approved dispensaries.

On Sioux Road in Mankato, Crafty Canna Mist LLC operates as a state-licensed cannabis retailer serving Blue Earth County. Minnesota’s microbusiness license, the smallest license class and one built specifically for independent local operators, is the foundation of the business. Along with a handful of fellow licensees, Crafty Canna Mist is part of the emerging legal cannabis marketplace in the Mankato area of southern Minnesota.

In the Brainerd Lakes area, Pine Mountain Ventures LLC operates a licensed cannabis retail location on Edgewood Drive in Baxter. The Crow Wing County business holds a Minnesota microbusiness license and is approved for medical cannabis retail as well, meaning it can serve registered medical patients alongside adult-use customers. That dual role makes it a notable access point for cannabis consumers across central Minnesota’s lake country.