ST. PAUL, MN - Governor Tim Walz today signed the first Tribal-state compact authorized under Minnesota’s 2023 cannabis law. The agreement outlines how the State of Minnesota and White Earth Nation will promote a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship to regulate cannabis and promote public health and safety. 

In establishing Minnesota’s cannabis law, the state Legislature called on the Governor to negotiate intergovernmental agreements—cannabis compacts—with Tribal Nations sharing territory with Minnesota to enhance public health and safety, ensure a lawful and well-regulated cannabis market, encourage economic development, and provide financial benefits to both the state and Tribal Nations.

More information about the compacting process—including copies of signed, executed cannabis compacts—can be found on the Office of Cannabis Management's Tribal Compacts website.