Bill to speed retail cannabis sales passes House ahead of 4/20 holiday [Video]

For the first time on Saturday, recreational marijuana use was legal in Minnesota on 4/20 — cannabis culture’s unofficial holiday.

Hemp and THC edible businesses hosted events all over the metro, however, they stuck to selling the drinks and edibles that have been legal for a couple of years as the licensing process and regulation for the retail sale of cannabis is still being worked out by state officials.

Minneapolis-based Buds Seed & Supply opened on East Lake Street a few months ago. Co-owners Bobby Arndt and Kortney Widnark capitalized on the cannabis lovers’ holiday.

“We’ve had a ton of traffic here already today,” Arndt said within an hour of opening for the day.

The pair sells drinks, edibles, seeds and growing equipment. One day, they hope to sell cannabis flower too, but eight months after …