Legal Related Minnesota Governor Calls on Lawmakers to Pass Legislation to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida January 27, 2022 Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation to legalize marijuana use in Minnesota, as he proposes funds from his budget plan to launch a state authority to oversee a recreational marijuana program. ...
Cannabis Minnesota Adds Edibles to its Medical Cannabis Program for Next Year by Sophia Vida December 02, 2021 Marijuana enthusiasts in Minnesota will be happy to learn that the state has added edibles to the state's medical cannabis program starting in August of 2022. This means gummies, chews, and other edibles will be available late ...
Legal Related Legal Cannabis Bill Passed in Minnesota House Had No Chance in Senate by Sophia Vida May 26, 2021 Earlier this month Minnesota House voted 72-61 to legalize cannabis for adult use. Unfortunately, there's no future from here with the bill. Minnesota is unlikely to make the plant legal because majority Republicans in the stat...
Legal Related Marijuana Bill Successfully Clears Many Committees in Minnesota But Still May Not Pass by Sophia Vida April 28, 2021 A marijuana bill is continuing to advance in the Minnesota House and has already cleared half a dozen committees. The bill, which would legalize recreational adult use of marijuana, still has to face a couple of more committees...
Legal Related Minnesota Senate Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana Flower for Medicinal Use by Sophia Vida March 09, 2021 A Minnesota Senate committee has just passed a bill for the first time in a decade that will legalize the use of marijuana flower for medicinal use. Proponents of the bill are optimistic that the Senate will give the bill full ...
Legal Related Minnesota Lawmaker Wants Medicinal Cannabis Patients to Be Able to Have Gun Permits by Sophia Vida February 09, 2021 A Minnesota lawmaker is setting out to change the law in order to allow medicinal cannabis patients in the state to get gun permits. Even though the state has legalized the use of medical cannabis with a physician’s prescript...
Legal Related Minnesota Lawmakers to Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill by Sophia Vida February 03, 2021 Democrat politicians in the state of Minnesota are aiming to introduce a bill this week to legalize adult use of marijuana. The bill is expected to be heavily opposed by Republicans. House Majority Leader Rep. Ryan Winkler, ...
Legal Related Minnesota House Majority Leader Finally Unveils Promised Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida May 08, 2020 Earlier this year Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler had said he was going to introduce what he’d called “the best legalization bill in the country” within the coming weeks. This was back in February and what ha...
Legal Related DFL Leader Plans to Introduce Marijuana Legislation in Minnesota by Sophia Vida February 05, 2020 House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler has plans for marijuana legislation in the state of Minnesota and is aiming to introduce it early in the 2020 session. Winkler revealed this week the "principles" that will guide the legisla...
Legal Related Minnesota House Leader Launches Marijuana Conversation by Sophia Vida August 30, 2019 Minnesota House leader Ryan Winkler is launching a cannabis conversation and has announced a series of 15 community meetings to take input on how to write the state's recreational pot laws. Winkler picked the State Fair to anno...