Tag: legalization
Rochester could join list of cities imposing moratorium on marijuana sales...
As the calendar continues to creep closer to Aug. 1 -- when it becomes legal for Minnesotans to possess, consume and grow limited amounts...
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...
Lawsuit accuses chief marijuana lobbying group of defaming critics
A lawsuit filed this week accuses MN is Ready, the leading organization lobbying for marijuana legalization in the state, of defaming the owners of...
Eagan DFLer authors bill that would eliminate marijuana party from major...
A ranking DFL legislator has introduced a bill in the Minnesota Senate that would effectively eliminate the Legal Marijuana Now Party from its major...
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...
Business leaders blast recreational marijuana bill
One of the largest associations of businesses in Minnesota is delivering strong criticism this week on a recreational marijuana bill its members believe is...
Recreational cannabis bill scrutinized as it works its way through Minnesota...
Dr. George Realmuto held up a photo of his 6-year-old granddaughter, Giada, last week in a legislative committee hearing on a bill that would...
Commentary: Drugs, including cannabis, should not be promoted
A record number of Americans died from various drug overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet while the media, politicians, and corporations may pay lip service...
‘Tide is shifting’: DFL introduces adult-use cannabis bill opposed by Senate...
(The Center Square) – House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, has introduced adult-use cannabis legislation that a Senate Republican leader opposes.
The bill is derived...