Tag: Cannabis
Review finds scant evidence of benefit for medical cannabis
A new review of more than 120 studies concluded that there is little evidence supporting the use of medical cannabis for a variety of...
Albert Lea man denied cannabis license amid concerns about criminal past...
Albert Lea’s controversial cannabis licensee is taking his fight from City Hall to the courthouse. Jacob Schlichter — granted a coveted “social equity” license...
Officials, lawmaker condemn targeting of journalists by Albert Lea cannabis licensee
Albert Lea city officials and a state lawmaker are weighing in after Alpha News reporter Jenna Gloeb and Albert Lea Tribune reporter Sarah Stultz...
State grants ‘social equity’ cannabis license to man with troubling criminal...
Minnesota just handed one of its first recreational cannabis licenses to Jacob Schlichter, owner of The Smoking Tree in Albert Lea.
Schlichter was set to...
GOP legislator: Walz giving ‘pseudo-monopoly’ to tribes in commercial cannabis rollout
A Republican legislator is threatening to pull his support for a sports betting bill over growing frustrations with how Gov. Tim Walz has been handling the...
Another Walz cannabis ‘czar’ steps down
The longtime DFL bureaucrat who Gov. Tim Walz tapped to help him appoint the state’s first-ever (and short-lived) cannabis "czar" has stepped down as the...
Department of Public Safety increasing drunk-driving enforcement through New Year’s Eve
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced on Tuesday that its enforcement efforts regarding drunk-driving will be increased from Nov. 27 through New...
‘Social equity applicants’ get first dibs on cannabis licenses under legalization...
The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is giving priority to applications from individuals who were formerly convicted of cannabis-related offenses as part of Minnesota’s...
Equal Rights Amendment, other hot-button issues up in the air as...
The days are dwindling for the DFL “trifecta” to pass its latest round of signature legislation at the Minnesota Capitol. It’s a “trifecta” that...
Legislators consider several marijuana bills, including ban on certain flavored products
Almost a year following the Minnesota legislature’s passage of a bill to legalize the use and sale of recreational marijuana, lawmakers are continuing to tie up...