Minnesota’s top cannabis regulator is stepping down after leading the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) since its inception in 2023, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday in a news release. Interim ...

Charlene Briner has been leading the Office of Cannabis Management in the absence of a permanent director. She stayed in that role much longer than planned after Gov. Walz's choice to lead the agency ...

This is not easy work. It is not for the faint-hearted, and it’s for people who are really committed to this kind of work,” ...

According to a 2025 report by the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management, the agency found more than 199 pounds of illicit ...

Minnesota's interim leader of the Office of Cannabis Management, the department charged with setting up a legal marijuana industry in the state, is leaving the post.

Charlene Briner will step down as interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management, according to an announcement from the governor’s office this week, with General Counsel Eric Taubel ...

After legal challenges and social equity application confusion, the Minnesota Department of Cannabis Management is getting a new leader.

Gov. Tim Walz announced Charlene Briner will step down. General Counsel Eric Taubel will serve as interim director. He’s worked for the office for the past year and has helped oversee new ...

Charlene Briner has been leading the Office of Cannabis Management in the absence of a permanent director. She stayed in that role much longer than planned after Gov. Walz's choice to lead the ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that the Office of Cannabis Management Interim Director Charlene Briner is stepping down from her role. The move comes after Briner helped build OCM from ...

ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced Monday, Jan. 6, that Charlene Briner will step down as director of the Office of Cannabis Management. General Counsel Eric Taubel ...