The Red Lake Nation is expanding its cannabis business with two new dispensaries coming to Thief River Falls and West St. Paul. 

The tribe signed an agreement with Governor Tim Walz, and they became the latest business to get permission for cannabis sales beyond the reservation boundaries. 

The Thief River Falls location is set to open on New Year’s Eve, just about 2 weeks away, while the West St. Paul store will follow in January. 

Office of Cannabis Management Executive Director Eric Taubel said “This partnership opens a new outlet for state-licensed cannabis businesses and honors the independence of the Red Lake Band”.

The legislature directed the agreements to strengthen health and safety, ensure equity, and provide financial benefits to both the state and tribal nations. Minnesota’s eleven tribal nations have taken an early lead in the state’s adult-use cannabis market as state-licensed growers await their first harvest.

Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was privileged to nominate ten students from Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District to the U.S. Military, Naval, Marine, and Air Force Academies across the United States from Colorado, to New York and Maryland.

Congresswoman Fischbach is nominating students from across the 7th District including Willmar, East Grand Forks, Glenwood, Alexandria, Little Falls, Moorhead, and others.

If the students are accepted, upon their graduation from the academy, the cadets will earn a Bachelor of Science degree and will have become commissioned officers in the U.S. military. The students would also serve a minimum of five years in active-duty service to our country.

The Congresswoman’s Service Academy Board interviews candidates and makes nomination recommendations. For more information or to begin the application process, please visit the Congresswoman’s website.