Cannabis Regulations in Minnesota (2026)
31 rules on the books across Minnesota, 14 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Minnesota: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsMinnesota Statutes section 342.09 allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to eight cannabis plants per residence…
Read full rule →Hennepin County
Few RestrictionsAdults 21 and older in Hennepin County may grow up to eight cannabis plants per household under Minn. Stat. 342.09…
Read full rule →Scott County
Few RestrictionsHome cannabis growing is legal in Scott County under Minnesota law. Adults 21 and older may grow up to eight plants per…
Read full rule →Wright County
Few RestrictionsHome cannabis growing is legal in Wright County under Minnesota law. Adults 21 and older may grow up to eight plants…
Read full rule →Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
Minnesota: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsMinnesota Statutes section 342.13 limits how cities and counties may regulate cannabis businesses. Local governments…
Read full rule →Hennepin County
Significant RestrictionsHennepin County stops issuing new cannabis retailer registrations in a city once that city reaches one retailer per…
Read full rule →Olmsted County
Significant RestrictionsOlmsted County has not opted out of cannabis businesses, but Section 10.54 confines them to specific zoning districts…
Read full rule →Rochester
Significant RestrictionsRochester does not zone cannabis retailers by district; instead, City Code Sec. 5-23-4 caps the number of licensed…
Read full rule →St Louis County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Louis County Cannabis Ordinance No. 68 confines retail cannabis and hemp businesses to commercial (COM) zoning…
Read full rule →Stearns County
Significant RestrictionsStearns County zones cannabis retail, delivery, testing, transport and wholesale businesses into the Commercial…
Read full rule →Anoka County
Some RestrictionsAnoka County's Cannabis Business Ordinance covers the unincorporated county, Linwood Township, and any other city or…
Read full rule →Carver County
Some RestrictionsCarver County does not zone cannabis retailers into specific districts; instead, Code of Ordinances § 114.30 caps the…
Read full rule →Dakota County
Some RestrictionsDakota County only issues cannabis retail registrations in a city or township that has passed a resolution consenting…
Read full rule →Maple Grove
Some RestrictionsMaple Grove requires cannabis retailers to sit 1,000 feet from schools and 500 feet from day cares, parks, and athletic…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Some RestrictionsMinneapolis restricts cannabis dispensaries to a contiguous three-acre commercial or industrial area, at least 300 feet…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Some RestrictionsBeyond its school buffer, Saint Paul's cannabis retail zoning rule requires a conditional use permit for new retail…
Read full rule →Scott County
Some RestrictionsCannabis retailers are legal and licensed by Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management. Scott County and its cities may…
Read full rule →Woodbury
Some RestrictionsWoodbury bars cannabis and hemp businesses from locating within 1,000 feet of a school, 500 feet of a residential…
Read full rule →Wright County
Some RestrictionsCannabis retailers are legal and licensed by Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management. Wright County and its cities…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Hennepin County
Significant RestrictionsHennepin County denies cannabis retailer registrations within 350 feet of a school, day care, residential treatment…
Read full rule →Stearns County
Significant RestrictionsCannabis businesses in Stearns County must sit at least 1,000 feet from a school and 500 feet from a day care…
Read full rule →Woodbury
Significant RestrictionsWoodbury bars a cannabis business from locating within 1,000 feet of a school, 500 feet of a residential treatment…
Read full rule →Anoka County
Some RestrictionsAnoka County's Cannabis Business Ordinance keeps retail cannabis stores away from places where children gather. A…
Read full rule →Dakota County
Some RestrictionsAbsent a local siting ordinance, Dakota County Ordinance No. 133 bars registering a cannabis retail business within…
Read full rule →Maple Grove
Some RestrictionsMaple Grove, Minnesota keeps cannabis retail businesses 1,000 feet from public and private schools and 500 feet from…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Some RestrictionsMinneapolis requires cannabis dispensaries to sit at least 300 feet from any K-12 school and inside a contiguous…
Read full rule →Olmsted County
Some RestrictionsNo cannabis business, including cultivation, may operate within 1,000 feet of a school, college or university, or…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Some RestrictionsSaint Paul keeps licensed cannabis retailers three hundred feet from every primary and secondary school. Sec. 65.511(b)…
Read full rule →St Louis County
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis County Cannabis Ordinance No. 68 keeps any licensed cannabis business at least 1,000 feet from a school and…
Read full rule →Personal Cultivation Limits
Maximum number of plants residents may grow at home for personal use, indoor-vs-outdoor rules, and visibility/odor mitigation requirements.
Minneapolis
Few RestrictionsAdults 21+ in Minneapolis may grow up to eight cannabis plants per residence, with no more than four mature, under…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Few RestrictionsAdults 21 and older in Saint Paul may grow up to eight cannabis plants per residence, with a maximum of four flowering…
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