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Cannabis Regulations in Hennepin County, MN (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Hennepin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Home Cultivation

Adults 21 and older in Hennepin County may grow up to eight cannabis plants per household under Minn. Stat. 342.09, with no more than four mature plants flowering at one time.

Home cannabis cultivation up to eight plants

Few Restrictions

Minn. Stat. § 342.09, Subd. 2

342.09 PERSONAL ADULT USE OF CANNABIS. Subd. 2. Home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use. (a) Up to eight cannabis plants, with no more than four being mature, flowering plants may be grown at a single residence, including the curtilage or yard, without a license to cultivate cannabis issued under this chapter provided that cultivation takes place at the primary residence of an indiv...

Dispensary Zoning

Hennepin County stops issuing new cannabis retailer registrations in a city once that city reaches one retailer per 12,500 residents, though hemp-edible shops are exempt.

Hennepin County Cannabis Retailer Density Cap

Significant Restrictions

Hennepin County Cannabis and Lower-Potency Hemp Edibles Ordinance § VI(K)

No further Cannabis Retailer registrations will be granted by Hennepin County in a city or town after that city or town has at least one Cannabis Retailer for every 12,500 residents in the city. This density limit is not applicable to Lower-Potency Hemp Edible Retailers. (L) Sale of other products In addition to any Approved Products, a Cannabis Retailer may only Sell the products allowed u...

Buffer Zones

Hennepin County denies cannabis retailer registrations within 350 feet of a school, day care, residential treatment facility, or park area used by minors.

Hennepin County Cannabis 350-Foot School Buffer

Significant Restrictions

Hennepin County Cannabis and Lower-Potency Hemp Edibles Ordinance § IX(C)(1)

No registration will be issued to a Cannabis Retailer located within [350] feet of a school as measured by the shortest line from the property line of the space to be occupied by the Cannabis Retailer to the nearest property line of a school. (2) No registration will be issued to a Cannabis Retailer located within [350] feet of a day care, residential treatment facility, or an attraction wit...

Cannabis Regulations by City in Hennepin County

1 cities in Hennepin County have their own cannabis regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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