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ST. CLOUD — A White Earth-based recreational cannabis company plans to open a dispensary at a St. Cloud strip mall. However, the dispensary still requires approval through a state compact agreement, St. Cloud Community Development Director Matt Glaesman told St. Cloud LIVE.
The White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe purchased the strip mall on 33rd Avenue for $1.5 million, according to a
real estate certificate
filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue. The building was purchased from Cinema Entertainment Corp. in December, according to the certificate. Tony Tillemans, the corporation’s vice president, confirmed the sale in an email to St. Cloud LIVE.
The cannabis company,
Waabigwan Mashkiki,
has a main facility and recreational dispensary in Mahnomen on the
White Earth Reservation.
A state compact agreement allows the governor to authorize and execute a compact with any Minnesota tribal government wishing to enter into regulating adult-use cannabis flower and products, according to
state statute.
The strip mall at 125 33rd Ave. is in St. Cloud’s C-5 Commercial District, where retail cannabis businesses are allowed under city council-approved zoning, Glaesman said. That zoning was included in an ordinance passed at a
Dec. 2 St. Cloud City Council meeting.
The cannabis company’s
website
lists a planned location at the St. Cloud strip mall.
Waabigwan Mashkiki produces 250 pounds of cannabis monthly, according to its website. A planned expansion would increase capacity to 400 pounds per month, with a full build-out reaching 700 pounds, according to its website.
St. Cloud isn’t its only planned expansion on non-tribal land, according to
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
Construction on Minnesota’s first off-reservation adult-use cannabis dispensary is underway in Moorhead, The Forum reports. It would be Minnesota’s first off-reservation, adult-use dispensary, and is expected to open in March.
A timetable for the St. Cloud location is pending approval from the state, Glaesman said. The cannabis company’s website said the St. Cloud location is “coming soon.”
Waabigwan Mashkiki has not responded to several requests for comment from St. Cloud LIVE.
Meanwhile, nontribal businesses looking to enter the cannabis market must apply through the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, which recently released application instructions and resource documents. Those can be found at
tinyurl.com/OCMInstructions.
The application process opens on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and ends on Friday, March 14.
Asian market opens: Happy Thyme Asian Market planned a soft opening on Feb. 15, according to a Facebook post from
ViVi Bubble Tea.
Construction on the Asian market started in September,
we reported that month.
The store is at 3320 W. Division St., near Savers and Chuck E. Cheese.New title? Czech: Real estate agent and Pantown Brewing Co. co-owner Marty Czech can add another new title to his business cards: president of the Central Minnesota Builders Association. The association announced the news in a
Facebook post.
Czech, an agent at Premier Real Estate, also is chairman of the
St. Cloud Planning Commission.
The association president serves a one-year term. The Central Minnesota Builders Association started in 1971 and advocates for the industry at the local, state and national levels, according to its website. “}]] The White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe purchased the strip mall on 33rd Avenue for $1.5 million. The cannabis company, Waabigwan Mashkiki, has a main facility and recreational dispensary in Mahnomen on the White Earth Reservation. Read More
