Adults 21 and older may possess cannabis in Hennepin County under Minn. Stat. 342, but smoking or vaping it in public, schools, and most workplaces remains a petty misdemeanor.
Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis in 2023 through HF 100, codified at Minn. Stat. 342. Adults 21 and older may possess up to 2 ounces of flower in public and grow up to eight plants at home with four flowering. Public consumption rules track tobacco: smoking or vaping cannabis is prohibited in indoor workplaces, schools, on K-12 grounds, in motor vehicles, and on Hennepin County property. Minneapolis park and trail rules also ban cannabis combustion. Edibles in public are generally allowed. The Office of Cannabis Management oversees licensing.
Public cannabis smoking is a petty misdemeanor with a fine up to $300; using in vehicles or near schools brings higher penalties.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Hennepin County, MN
Hennepin County is fully incorporated - all 45 cities including Minneapolis enforce their own noise ordinances and the county does not have its own countywid...
Hennepin County, MN
Aircraft noise around Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is governed by federal FAA rules and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, with mitigation p...
Hennepin County, MN
Hennepin County has no countywide fence-height ordinance because all land is within an incorporated city; each of the 45 cities sets its own fence rules. In ...
Hennepin County, MN
Hennepin County has no county shed ordinance; the county is fully incorporated, so shed rules come from each city. The 2020 Minnesota Residential Code (MN Ru...
Hennepin County, MN
Hennepin County has no county-level carport ordinance because all parcels lie within incorporated cities. Each city regulates carports under its zoning code....
Hennepin County, MN
Hennepin County has no county-level zoning over garage conversions. Since 2012 every parcel sits inside an incorporated city, so each city's zoning code gove...
See how Hennepin County's public marijuana use rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.