📰 The Cannaverse Newsletter | November 5, 2025

Your weekly mix of how-to content, events, and Minnesota cannabis news.

Welcome to The Canna Connect Show

We are excited to launch our new video series spotlighting Minnesota innovators and practical solutions for operators.

Episode 01: Brad Obermueller, CEE

Episode 1: Brad Obermueller, CEE

We dive into one of the biggest opportunities for microbusinesses. Brad breaks down cultivation lighting optimization, how CEE can help, his personal why, and ideas to destigmatize cannabis in Minnesota.

New episodes dropping all day. 📺
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Join Us For Seed-to-Sale Essentials for Minnesota Licensees

Monday, Nov 19 • 5 to 8 PM • The Wilderness, Minneapolis

Educational only. No cannabis or THC products on site. 21+.

A practical, tools-first evening with Dutchie, Cure8, Forte Operations, and a Minnesota CPA. Learn how POS, IT, SOPs, and accounting work together so your inventory, reports, and books stay audit ready. Demos, checklists, and time to connect with peers.

Grower Spotlight

Growing Northern Frost: Coda Chastain’s Journey from Experimentation to Community Cultivation

Coda Chastain, Northern Frost, at Networking on The North Shore

From experimenting in 2011 to launching Northern Frost, Coda Chastain’s path is rooted in family, science, and community. Meet the self-proclaimed plant nerd helping reshape Minnesota’s cannabis scene.

Industry Read

Dabney: An Early Bet on Craft in Minnesota’s Fledgling Cannabis Market [Paywall]

Doc Dabs takes a look at Lindstrom, MN based Concentrate Labs in his latest article

At a time of tight supply, Concentrate Labs is not chasing volume. It’s focusing on quality with its farm-to-rosin model, taking a similar approach as a winemaker. Learn more in Clemon Dabney’s latest article inside t

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Tonight

North Bloom Issue Drop Party

Toast to one year of Bloom and the new autumn issue.

Toast to one year of Bloom and the new autumn issue at Earl Giles Distillery, 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Come raise a glass, connect with Minnesota’s cannabis community, and celebrate the power of local storytelling.

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Community Spotlights Now on Facebook

Featured: Don Raleigh III, Evolve Payment, at the CannaCon After Party

We are growing our Facebook photo album with new Minnesota cannabis changemakers every week. See the latest features and add your congrats in the comments.

About Canna Connect

Canna Connect is Minnesota’s hub for connection in cannabis. We bring people, knowledge, and opportunity together to grow a healthy, sustainable, locally rooted industry. We make it easier for Minnesotans to meet, learn, collaborate, and build.

What we do

  • The Cannaverse Newsletter and The Canna Connect Show

  • Events, after-parties, and collaborative programs that turn introductions into working infrastructure

  • Marketing support across email, social, and live experiences

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