Tag: Marijuana
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...
Study links heavy marijuana use to psychotic symptoms, bipolar disorder, depression
(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Cannabis use disorder, also known as marijuana addiction, was strongly tied to psychiatric problems, including psychotic symptoms and bipolar...
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...
Bill to legalize marijuana clears Minnesota Senate
A bill to legalize recreational marijuana has now cleared both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature.
The Minnesota Senate passed the bill in a 34-33 party-line...
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...
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...