Trailhead in the news
Reporting, interviews, and field notes about Trailhead Cannabis Company and the family-built cultivation, manufacturing, and retail operation behind our Brainerd storefront.
Guest commentary
Twin Cities
Business
By Tom Smith · Trailhead Cannabis Company
Twin Cities Business · Guest Commentary · August 28, 2026
Trailhead co-founder Tom Smith shares how the team turned Minnesota demand into a tested live rosin vape in three weeks—and what that says about the state’s emerging cannabis market.
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Lakeland PBS · Video · July 30, 2026
Lakeland News covers the Canna Connect Minnesota gathering in Brainerd, where local operators and industry leaders came together to discuss the state’s growing cannabis market.
Watch on YouTube ↗The Cannaverse · CannaConnect · June 15, 2026
Natalie Campion visits Trailhead’s Brainerd cultivation facility for a behind-the-scenes look at indoor growing, the people doing the work, and where Trailhead flower begins its journey.
Read the field report ↗Lakeland PBS · In Business · May 25, 2026
Lakeland PBS visits Trailhead to share the story of local ownership and an operation connecting cultivation, manufacturing, and retail under one Brainerd roof.
Watch on Lakeland PBS ↗Brainerd Dispatch · May 17, 2026
The Brainerd Dispatch reports on Trailhead’s opening beside Hwy 371, the family behind the dispensary, and its mission to help change the conversation around cannabis.
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