Cannabis advocates join forces to elect pro-legal marijuana Democrats to Minnesota Legislature
Marijuana Industry NewsMinnesotaRecreational Marijuana August 22, 2022 0
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 Responsible Marijuana Regulation, Sensible Change Minnesota and Minnesota NORML... Read more
Handful of Minnesota cities pause cannabis edible sales as they develop local rules
Marijuana Industry NewsMinnesota July 26, 2022 0
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 they’ll regulate food and drinks containing the component of... Read more
Midterm Election Voters Will Likely Determine Cannabis Legalization Amid Several States
ArkansasMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMinnesotaNorth DakotaOklahoma July 12, 2022 0
By Sadaf Naushad, NCIA Intern With midterm elections just four months away, cannabis activists are paving the path for major reformations to take place nationwide. In order for voters to see cannabis legalization on their state’s midterm ballot, cannabis advocates are scrambling to collect the number of signatures necessary.... Read more
Minnesota Democrats tout THC edible policy, urge full marijuana legalization
Marijuana Industry NewsMinnesota July 6, 2022 0
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 around the edibles. And given the positive public response... Read more
Minnesota Inadvertently Allows Unregulated Intoxicating Cannabis Edible Products
Marijuana Industry NewsMinnesota July 6, 2022 0
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 of the statute is to allow the sale of... Read more
Edibles, beverages infused with cannabis ingredient THC become legal Friday in Minnesota
Marijuana Industry NewsMinnesota July 1, 2022 0
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 gets you high — under a new state law... Read more
US Supreme Declines to Review Minn. Ruling on Marijuana Use in Workers Comp
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMinnesota June 22, 2022 0
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a pair of decisions by the Minnesota Supreme Court that held employers cannot be required to reimburse workers for marijuana used to treat on-the-job injuries because the substance is illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. An insurer that otherwise... Read more
