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,” ...

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 ...

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management reported 134 sites voluntarily destroyed cannabis flower upon inspection from ...

Charlene Briner, Minnesota’s interim cannabis czar, is stepping down from her post, Gov. Tim Walz announced on Monday. Walz credited Briner with creating the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM ...

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 — Friday was the last day for the director of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management, Charlene Briner. She was appointed in 2023 as interim director, which was supposed to last ...

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 ...

Tim Walz announced Monday in a news release. Interim OCM Director Charlene Briner, a state government veteran who served previous stints as deputy commissioner at the Departments of Education and ...

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 ...