Tag: Cannabis
Who will lead the new Office of Cannabis Management?
As Minnesota prepares for recreational cannabis to become legal for consumption, possession and at-home cultivation on Aug. 1, a newly-created state agency to oversee the marijuana...
State task force will study medicinal value of LSD, psychedelic mushrooms
First-term legislators Walter Hudson, R-Albertville, and Andy Smith, DFL-Rochester, didn’t find themselves on the same side of very many votes in the House of...
Jesse Ventura embraces spotlight at Walz weed bill signing ceremony
The morning after Gov. Tim Walz won re-election and it became apparent that the DFL would take control of both the Minnesota House and...
Final version of cannabis bill gets green light from conference committee
The votes are lined up. Gov. Tim Walz has said he’ll sign HF100 as soon as he receives it from the legislature. So it seems inevitable that by...
Two Republicans appointed to cannabis bill conference committee
A recreational cannabis bill that has largely been driven by the DFL “trifecta” this session may feature meaningful input from two Republicans before its final...
House passes recreational marijuana bill, Senate will take it up Friday
DFL party leaders and legislative candidates campaigned during the 2022 election cycle on the slogan “Minnesota is Ready” to legalize recreational marijuana. Former DFL...
Minnesota parents: ‘Cannabis destroyed our daughter’s life’
Trent and Jane Mayberry told a panel of Minnesota lawmakers last month that cannabis “destroyed” their daughter's life.
“Catherine was a perfect kid up until...
Psychiatrists call for restricting cannabis to people 25 and older
Psychiatrists are expressing their concerns over a proposed bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives that would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and...
Democrat Senate Minority Leader Introduced Bill Legalizing Recreational Cannabis
Senator Jeff Hayden Introduced a bill that would allow for adult recreational use of Cannabis.
The bill would create the Cannabis Management Board, and make...