Albert Lea has five state-licensed dispensaries. Two are open for business.
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Coming from Mason City?
Albert Lea's stores are 35 to 38 miles from central Mason City in a straight line. Minnesota stores closest to Iowa.
Can Mason City residents buy cannabis in Albert Lea?
Out-of-state visitors 21+ can buy at Minnesota stores; the law sets no residency rule. Accepted ID is a driver's license or ID card from any state or Canadian province with photo and birth date, a Tribal ID, a U.S. passport, a Minnesota instruction permit, or a foreign passport.
Minn. Stat. 342.27, subd. 4(b) · Last checked
Can you take it back to Iowa?
Minnesota law lets adults possess and transport cannabis only as a matter of Minnesota law. Once you leave the state, federal law and the other state's law apply, and federal law treats unauthorized possession of a controlled substance as unlawful. Don't cross back with it.
Minn. Stat. 342.09, subd. 1(a); 21 U.S.C. 844(a) · Last checked
Nearby cities: Austin (18 mi), Owatonna (30 mi), Le Roy (44 mi), Faribault (44 mi)
About dispensaries in Albert Lea
The state license file dated Sep 21, 2026 lists five stores in Albert Lea, all microbusinesses. None of them sells to medical patients. The nearest store that does is Casting Coast Light in Austin, 18 miles away in a straight line. The newest license here went to Aficionados on Oct 2, 2025. The nearest other towns with licensed stores are Austin (18 mi), Owatonna (30 mi) and Le Roy (44 mi). In Albert Lea, 13 other businesses can sell hemp-derived THC products.
With the local sales tax of 1% here (Department of Revenue rate from Jul 1, 2026), a $50.00 purchase comes to $61.44: $7.50 cannabis tax, $3.44 state sales tax and $0.50 local tax. The local rate changes to 0.5% on Oct 1, 2026.
Minn. Stat. 295.81, subd. 2(a) and (c); Laws 2025, 1st Spec. Sess. ch. 13, art. 3, s. 3 (15% cannabis tax) · Local rate: Department of Revenue sales tax rate map · Checkout calculator