City councilors in the southern Minnesota town bemoan a lack of local control as the city attorney warns of consequences.

The Albert Lea City Council voted on Monday to block the state's first retail cannabis business off tribal land from moving ...

Standing at the back of the Albert Lea City Council meeting on Monday, Jacob Schlichter watched as council members voted down ...

After rejecting its local registration 4 to 3, the City of Albert Lea is giving the Smoking Tree another chance to plead its ...

Office of Cannabis Management lists disqualifying convictions; Man’s charge is not one of them A 2017 conviction from the man ...

On Monday, the Albert Lea City Council voted against registering the business license of what would be the state's first pot ...

Albert Lea City Council voted no to the city’s first cannabis retailer registration at Monday night’s meeting.

By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story ALBERT LEA, Minnesota (WCCO) -- It's been a long road toward the ...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The Albert Lea City Council voted against what would be Minnesota's first pot shop, despite the owner already getting a license from the state. Both the city attorney and cannabis ...

The city of Albert Lea is set to register its first cannabis retailer. According to a press release, Jacob Schlichter of Albert Lea, owner of The Smoking Tree, received a cannabis microbusiness ...

The Albert Lea City Council, which meets next on July 28, must approve the registration. This will be the first of only two cannabis retailers permitted within the city limits.

After fits and starts, state cannabis regulators predict up to 150 marijuana businesses will open statewide this year.