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How to check a Minnesota cannabis license

Look the store up on the Office of Cannabis Management’s (OCM) list of licensed businesses before you buy. The store should be listed with a business type that includes Retail, at the address you are visiting, with a license that has not expired. If you can’t find the store, don’t buy there.

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1. Search OCM’s list of licensed businesses

OCM publishes its list of licensed cannabis and hemp edible businesses as a spreadsheet you can download. It was last updated Sept. 28, 2026. OCM says it plans an interactive map later.1

  1. Go to OCM’s license holder data page and download the list of licensed businesses.
  2. Open the Licensed cannabis businesses tab. Search for the store’s name in both the legal business name and the “D.B.A. (Doing Business As)” columns.1
  3. Check the business type. A store should show Retail, alone or with other work, like Retail/Cultivation.1
  4. Check that the retail site address matches the store you are visiting.
  5. Check the license expiration date. If it has passed, don’t buy there.

The list shows only licensed businesses. It has no separate status column.1 A “Medical Cannabis Retail” column shows whether a store can serve patients in the state’s medical cannabis registry. Selling cannabis without a state license is against the law.2

2. If you order delivery

  • Only a licensed cannabis delivery service may deliver cannabis. It buys from licensed stores.2 On OCM’s list, its business type is Delivery Service.1
  • The driver must be 21 or older and must check your photo ID before handing over the order.2
  • You must pay before delivery and sign the delivery record.3
  • Products must ride in a locked compartment, out of sight. The vehicle may not show cannabis images or a cannabis business name.2

3. Check the label and keep the package

Licensed products carry the state’s universal symbol, OCM’s “not for children” warning symbol with Minnesota Poison Control information, the batch number, the cannabinoid profile and a statement that the product was tested.4 Edible labels also list THC and CBD in milligrams per serving and per package, allergens and an expiration date.3

You can ask for test results. The business that grew or made the product must share them with the public on request, in plain language.2

OCM posts recall orders and consumer advisories on its website.56 Keep the package so you can match the brand and product. See OCM’s recall orders .

Hemp and CBD shops are different

Shops with a lower-potency hemp edible license may sell hemp edibles and drinks with up to 5 mg of THC per serving and 50 mg per package, only to people 21 and older.8 They are listed on the Licensed LPHE businesses tab of the same spreadsheet.1

OCM says products with hundreds of milligrams of THC are illegal and should be avoided.8 In 2026 it warned about hemp vapes sold in tobacco and hemp/CBD stores that had more THC than their labels said.7

If something doesn’t look right

You can report a business, testing, home grow or possession problem with OCM’s online complaint form. The form asks for your name, mailing address, email and phone number.9 If you think a product made you sick, call your health care provider or Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 .7

File a complaint with OCM · How to report a problem

Official source

Minnesota’s cannabis regulator: Office of Cannabis Management (OCM)

These links go to the regulator’s own website. CHSA does not copy or host license records, so you always see the official, current version.

Sources

  1. Application and License Holder Data (public data on license holders) Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) · Retrieved
  2. Minnesota Statutes chapter 342 (Cannabis Legalization), 2025 edition Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · Retrieved
  3. Minnesota Rules chapter 9810 (Cannabis) Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes (rules of the Office of Cannabis Management) · Retrieved
  4. Laws of Minnesota 2026, chapter 123 (cannabis law changes) Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes · Published · Retrieved
  5. Product Recalls Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) · Retrieved
  6. Consumer Advisories Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) · Retrieved
  7. Consumer advisory CA-2026-02: Tidal Wave brand vapes distributed by Ocean Wholesale LLC Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) · Published · Retrieved
  8. Lower-Potency Hemp Edible Products Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) · Retrieved
  9. Office of Cannabis Management Enforcement Complaint Reporting Form Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) · Retrieved

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CHSA does not test, certify or endorse products or retailers.