Leili Fatehi and Laura Monn Ginsburg, founders of Blunt Strategies, the state’s first consultancy developed exclusively for the cannabis industry, have lots of work ahead as the state’s new adult-use cannabis market is built from the ground up. Though adult-use marijuana has been legalized, dispensaries likely won’t open until 2025. The company led the charge to legalize adult-use cannabis through the “MN is Ready” campaign. “Now we’re looking forward in this coming year to build the necessary infrastructure, both in terms of government and industry, for our local cannabis businesses to be successful,” Fatehi says.

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