Cannabis center coming to SSP
Recreational and medical cannabis retail shops for adults ages 21 and older have popped up statewide in the past year – as close as Eagan, Woodbury and St. Paul – but there’s no dispensary definitively on the horizon for South St. Paul. However, a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing center is seeking to open in 2026, which would supply loads of cannabis flower and other products to shops statewide. The new business is expected to add 15-25 jobs in the community, and the applicant, DW Green Ventures, has already received city zoning approval and is currently finalizing licensing with the state. Once licensed, it will be located at 205 Hardman Ave.
“I think their intention was to get underway with some pretty significant modification to the building that they’re renting,” said South St. Paul City Administrator Ryan Garcia. “I anticipate that construction would at least start in 2026. I don’t know what their timeline is exactly to complete their build out, and whether that means they start operating in 2026 or not.”…