Is It Legal to Grow Cannabis at Home in Minnesota? (2026 Rules)

Jurisdiction: Minnesota  |  Last verified: September 4, 2026

Quick answer: Yes. Minnesota allows up to eight cannabis plants at a single residence without a cultivation license, but no more than four may be mature, flowering plants. The grow must be at the primary residence of someone age 21 or older, inside an enclosed and locked space that is not open to public view.

Minnesota home-grow rules in plain language

• Minimum age: the primary residence must belong to an individual age 21 or older.
• Total plant limit: up to eight cannabis plants at one residence.
• Flowering limit: no more than four may be mature, flowering plants.
• Security: the cultivation area must be enclosed and locked.
• Privacy: the grow cannot be open to public view.
• Location: the statute includes the residence’s curtilage or yard, but the enclosed, locked and out-of-view requirements still apply.

The eight-plant limit is per residence, not eight plants for every adult who lives there. The flowering limit also applies inside that total.

What Minnesota does not allow under the basic home-grow rule

Minnesota law separately prohibits unlicensed sales of cannabis. It also prohibits using a volatile solvent to make cannabis concentrate without an appropriate cannabis license. A home-grow allowance is not permission to run an unlicensed cannabis business or improvise a hazardous extraction process.

Medical-patient and designated-caregiver cultivation has additional rules. If a caregiver is growing on behalf of a patient household, use the current Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management medical FAQ rather than assuming the ordinary adult-use limit answers the caregiver question.

Before you start

1. Count plants by residence. Keep the total at eight or fewer and the mature, flowering count at four or fewer.
2. Secure the space. A visible or unlocked yard does not satisfy the state wording merely because it is private property.
3. Confirm the primary-residence requirement. The general allowance is tied to the primary residence of an adult age 21 or older.
4. Check local and housing rules. Review any lease, housing-program or local requirements that apply to the property.
5. Keep extraction and sales outside the home-grow assumption. Those activities have separate restrictions and licensing questions.

Official Minnesota sources

• Minnesota Statutes §342.09: personal adult-use home cultivation
• Minnesota OCM medical cannabis FAQ

Ready to learn the cultivation side?

After you verify that the rules apply to your residence, use the HWGrow complete beginner guide for the seed-to-harvest workflow.

For the nationwide comparison and links to every current state guide, see the HWGrow U.S. cannabis home-grow law guide.

Minnesota home-grow FAQ

Can two adults grow 16 plants in one Minnesota residence?

No under the ordinary personal adult-use rule. The statute allows up to eight plants at a single residence, with no more than four mature, flowering plants.

Can the plants be outdoors?

The statute includes a residence’s yard or curtilage, but the plants still must be in an enclosed, locked space that is not open to public view.

Can a Minnesota home grower use butane or another volatile solvent to make concentrate?

Not under the ordinary home-grow allowance. Minnesota law prohibits volatile-solvent concentrate extraction without an appropriate cannabis license.