Minnesota’s marijuana legalization bill, a quick breakdown January 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Minnesota’s latest and perhaps most-promising debate around marijuana legalization to date begins Wednesday when a House committee starts dissecting a 243-page bill that would enable use by those 21 and older. The legislation has a considerable path to travel in the House… Read More→
Minnesota Democrats pledge recreational marijuana will become legal in 2023 January 6, 2023 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Minnesota Democrats on Thursday pledged that they would pass recreational marijuana this session with their new majorities in both chambers, which helps clear a path for the effort previously stymied by Republicans. "I believe 2023 will be the year we… Read More→
Minnesota Company behind “Death by Gummy Bears” marijuana edibles accused of selling products 50 times more powerful than allowed December 8, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments The Minnesota pharmaceutical board filed a civil lawsuit this week alleging that a cannabis retailer sold edible products containing more than 50 times the state's legal limit for THC. The retailer, a business conglomerate called Northland Vapor, was specifically accused… Read More→
Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats signal recreational marijuana could be legalized next session in Minnesota November 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Gov. Tim Walz and key legislative Democrats signaled recreational marijuana could pass the legislature next session, after their party took total control of the capitol and opened the door to passing more progressive proposals. Walz in an appearance on WCCO radio… Read More→
Jesse Ventura says Gov. Walz told him marijuana legalization will be among 1st laws passed in Minnesota November 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Former governor Jesse Ventura says that Gov. Tim Walz, fresh off Tuesday's vote that will send the DFL incumbent to a second term, told him that legalizing marijuana will be "one of the first" things that gets passed by the… Read More→
Mayhem in Minnesota as Unlicensed, Hemp-Derived THC is Unleashed on the State November 3, 2022 Tom Hymes Hemp Policy & Legal, Minnesota, News & Insights 0 Comments Whatever they’re smoking up in Minnesota, it might be too strong even at its federally legal limit of just 0.3 percent THC. The legislature is at odds over an issue most people agree on, and now the state political parties… Read More→
Minnesota medical marijuana company sues state, seeks to sell some of its edibles on open market September 20, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Minnesota's new hemp-derived THC edible law is facing its first major legal challenge from one of the state's medical cannabis companies, which claims it should be able to sell its "chemically identical" marijuana edibles on the open market. The lawsuit filed by… Read More→
Poll: Majority backs legal marijuana in Minnesota September 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments A majority of Minnesota voters polled in an MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 survey conducted last week say the state should legalize marijuana for recreational use. Roughly 53 percent of the 800 registered voters reached by Mason Dixon Polling between Sept.… Read More→
Study: Minnesota missing out on millions in tax revenue by not taxing THC products September 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Minnesota is missing out on up to $46 million in revenue by not having a special tax on legal THC products, according to a University of Minnesota Duluth study. Looking at states that have legalized recreational marijuana, the university's Bureau… Read More→
Cannabis advocates join forces to elect pro-legal marijuana Democrats to Minnesota Legislature August 22, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Minnesota cannabis advocates are deploying a new strategy in their fight for legal recreational marijuana: pouring money into election races in hopes of achieving a "pro-legalization" majority in the state Legislature. The state's leading cannabis advocacy groups — Minnesotans for… Read More→
Handful of Minnesota cities pause cannabis edible sales as they develop local rules July 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments In the past month, the cities of Marshall, Robbinsdale and St. Joseph approved moratoriums on sales. Other cities across Minnesota are also considering moratoriums as they weigh how they'll tackle enforcement. ST.PAUL — As cities across Minnesota figure out how… Read More→
Minnesota Democrats make recreational marijuana legalization part of election pitch July 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Minnesota Democrats celebrating the new law that permits edibles containing certain amounts of THC — the cannabis ingredient that gets people high — said last week they will legalize recreational marijuana if they win control of the House, Senate and governor's office… Read More→
Minnesota Inadvertently Allows Unregulated Intoxicating Cannabis Edible Products July 6, 2022 Ian Stewart Minnesota 0 Comments By Ian A. Stewart As of July 1, 2022, unregulated intoxicating THC products derived from hemp have been legalized in Minnesota, apparently as the result of confusion by state legislators about the new law’s actual effect. Although the express intent… Read More→
Minnesota Democrats tout THC edible policy, urge full marijuana legalization July 6, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Days after Minnesota businesses got the green light to start selling cannabis-infused gummies and other food and drink products, Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators said the new law helped ramp up consumer protections but still needed to be tweaked to help enforce restrictions… Read More→
Edibles, beverages infused with cannabis ingredient THC become legal Friday in Minnesota July 1, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments Industry advocates see law as an "oddity" allowing for recreational use while stopping just short of full marijuana legalization. Minnesotans who are 21 or older can start buying edibles and beverages that contain THC — the ingredient in cannabis that… Read More→