Great news: we finally have data! The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has begun publishing a public dashboard of market data, updated monthly, covering both adult-use and medical cannabis activity. The reporting is organized into four main sections—Licenses, Retail Sales, Product Sales, and Cultivation—along with a definitions section (and as always, definitions are data destiny). Current coverage includes medical cannabis data from 2023–2025 and adult-use data

The New National Hemp Ban: What It Really Means for Cannabis Seeds   If you’ve been watching the cannabis space lately—especially from the home-grower or seed/nursery side of the cannabis world—you’ve probably heard rumblings about the new national hemp restrictions tucked into the latest federal budget language. While the headlines focus on “the hemp ban,” but the real story for home growers, state licensed cannabis growers, and anyone who loves cannabis genetics is somethin

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Understanding when and how to harvest your cannabis flower can make all the difference in your yields.

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