Cannabis in Minneapolis: What Visitors Should Know

An overview of the current visitor dos and don’ts related to cannabis in Minneapolis.

Visitors Can:

  • Use cannabis (as long as they are 21 or older)
    • On private property that is not accessible to the public (if permitted by the owner)
    • At private residences and yards
    • At places with approved licenses or an event permit
    • Outside anywhere it isn’t prohibited by the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act, such as in a park, on a sidewalk or outside a restaurant or bar (unless the City of Minneapolis passes an ordinance prohibiting it)

  • Possess cannabis
    • Up to 2 ounces of cannabis flower
    • Up to 8 grams of concentrate
    • Up to 800 milligrams of edible product (including lower-potency hemp-derived product)
    • Up to 2 pounds of cannabis flower in a private residence

  • Buy cannabis
    • Limited amounts of recreational cannabis will be available for purchase at state-licensed recreational marijuana retailers, but likely not until early 2025
    • At the state's first legal recreational cannabis dispensaries on Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation tribal land in northern Minnesota

Visitors Cannot:

  • Smoke or vape cannabis products in indoor public places, including bars, restaurants, offices, stores and health clinics
  • Smoke or vape cannabis products in Minneapolis parks
  • Use or possess cannabis in a location where the smoke, aerosol or vapor of a cannabis product could be inhaled by a minor
  • Use or possess cannabis at public schools, charter schools and school buses, at state correctional facilities, or on federal property (such as courthouses, airports and national parks)
  • Use cannabis when operating a motor vehicle
  • Smoke cannabis in hotel rooms
  • Transport cannabis across state lines or on waterways
  • Sell or give retail cannabis to minors

Latest Updates

Check these links for the most current and complete information about cannabis laws in Minnesota: