Target started selling THC beverages at a handful of its Minnesota liquor stores last week, the first such items at any of its 2,000 stores nationwide.

The Minneapolis-based chain joins thousands of other retailers — including grocery stores, liquor stores and gas stations — in the state offering THC drinks. But Target’s pilot run brings a new level of mainstream visibility to the low-dose cannabis market.

“It’s a monumental shift for the industry,” said Jason Dayton, co-founder of Minneapolis Cider, which makes the Trail Magic THC brand. “To have a retailer of the scope and size of Target deciding that they can legally sell it, that it’s good for their stores and their guests, is really validating for the years of work everyone in this category has put in.”

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