{"id":8493,"date":"2025-06-19T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedman.ai\/?p=8493"},"modified":"2025-06-19T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:00:00","slug":"minnesota-office-of-cannabis-management-issues-first-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedman.ai\/cs\/novinky\/narizeni\/2025\/06\/19\/minnesota-office-of-cannabis-management-issues-first-license\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00da\u0159ad pro spr\u00e1vu konop\u00ed v Minnesot\u011b vydal prvn\u00ed licenci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has awarded the state&#8217;s first cannabis business license to Herb-Quest LLC, a microbusiness based in Brook Park, Pine County. Herb-Quest plans to focus on outdoor cultivation of cannabis plants as its primary activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OCM Interim Director Eric Taubel commented on the achievement, stating that it marks a notable development for the agency. With Herb-Quest now licensed to cultivate cannabis, the groundwork is set for the adult-use market in Minnesota. Over 600 additional businesses are in the final stages of completing their applications and obtaining local government approvals, indicating a growing interest in the cannabis sector in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This first license is a critical step toward establishing a regulated cannabis market in Minnesota, which became legal for adult use earlier this year. As Herb-Quest prepares to start operations, the state anticipates a robust expansion of the industry, with the potential for more licenses to be issued in the coming months.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesotsk\u00fd \u00da\u0159ad pro spr\u00e1vu konop\u00ed (OCM) ud\u011blil prvn\u00ed st\u00e1tn\u00ed licenci na podnik\u00e1n\u00ed s konop\u00edm spole\u010dnosti Herb-Quest LLC, kter\u00e1 je mikropodnikem...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[20,1725,157],"class_list":["post-8493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation","tag-business","tag-cultivation","tag-minnesota"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management issues first license - 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