Legislators pitch changes to Minnesota’s legal marijuana laws
Marijuana is legal for recreational use in Minnesota, but just how the state will roll out the new legal market by next year's target date is up for debate.
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Marijuana is legal for recreational use in Minnesota, but just how the state will roll out the new legal market by next year's target date is up for debate.
Regulators and industry members clash over business licensing proposal backed by new state cannabis office
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe hopes to boost its economy and provide jobs following the competition of the newly constructed 50,000-square-foot facility.
The legislation, introduced Thursday, does not specify when the application process would begin and when the licenses would become available, but interim cannabis chief Charlene Briner last month during an informational webinar said the goal is by this summer.
Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from "forever chemicals" and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots all appear to be doomed as the Wisconsin Legislature approaches the end of its session for the year.
A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead.
Last week, the Minnesota DFL claimed the Legal Marijuana Now Party failed to meet the requirements to maintain major party status.
Minnesota's DFL Party has officially challenged the status of the Legal Marijuana Now Party.
Cathy Johnson was described as a "mother and a grandmother who enjoyed life, her grandkids, her garden, and creating in the kitchen."
The Osseo City Council is considering whether or not to go ahead with plans for a city-owned cannabis store.
The Red Lake Nation Tribal Council says it will step away from day-to-day operations of NativeCare — Minnesota's first recreational marijuana dispensary — following theft allegations later determined to be false.
A key state government watchdog said the Minnesota governor's office "departed from standard operating procedure" in the hiring process for the leader of the new cannabis office who abruptly resigned over scrutiny of her company, but there is no need for further review.
The Wisconsin Senate Republican leader says having state-run dispensaries for medical marijuana in Wisconsin as proposed by Assembly Republicans is a "nonstarter" in the Senate.
Wisconsin Republicans have unveiled a highly restricted plan to legalize medical marijuana in the state, a proposal years in the making that comes less than a week after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers voiced support for the idea.
The results during the year-long pilot program aren't permissible in court and won't lead to an arrest. The hope of the program, Hanson says, is to lead lawmakers to draft and pass legislation targeting high drivers in 2025.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, who has pushed for full legalization of recreational marijuana, says that he is open to a more limited medical marijuana legalization being promoted by Republicans.
The path to legalization solidified last November, after the DFL won a majority in the House and Senate creating a"trifecta" that would allow them to more efficiently pass legislation.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024.
In Minnesota's growing cannabis industry, it helps to have a "higher" education.
If the the health department finds a violation, they will issue a correction order. If the problem persists, they can fine businesses up to $10,000 per incident.
Manuel Rocha, who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested in a long-running FBI investigation. He is accused of serving as an agent of Cuba.
The Minnesota Department of Health approved dry herb vaporization, which provides a fast-acting alternative to smoking.
As Minnesota grows a new regulated marketplace for marijuana, experts at the University of Minnesota are digging into how it affects your health and safety.
A new research center at the University of Minnesota will be looking into the impact of adult-use cannabis legalization on the state.
A new research center at the University of Minnesota will be looking into the impact of adult-use cannabis legalization on the state.
