Office of Cannabis Management sues retailer over high THC levels [Video]

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s cannabis industry may be new, but it’s not exactly the Wild West.

The Office of Cannabis Management is still working on industry rules after sharing a first draft in July. The cannabis law, however, has been spelled out since last year. It’s all in Minnesota Statues Chapter 342.

“The rules are not in place, but the law is,” OCM interim director Charlene Briner said. “We expect operators to follow the laws.”

Briner says most businesses are compliant these days.

“We saw compliance rates, when our inspectors first started going out, of like only 25 to 30%,” she said. “We often found non-compliant products, whether it was labeling or potency limits. We’re up in the area of 75 to 80% compliance, so that tells you that our education is working.”

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