ST. PAUL, Minn. --The Minnesota House on Tuesday passed a 300-page bill that would allow adults 21 and older to buy, sell and use marijuana, joining nearly two dozen other states that have legalized the cannabis plant for recreational use. UPDATE:Minnesota Senate expected to vote on recreat...
Minor marijuana convictions, like possession of small amounts, were automatically expunged on Aug. 1. Norman Posselt Local governments adjust to cannabis law change In the time between the bill's passage and Aug. 1 — when the law would go into effect — local cities and counties awaited gui...
The Legislature last year legalized recreational marijuana, but lawmakers will revisit the massive bill to fix snags that have arisen. Retail sales can’t begin statewide until a full regulatory system is in place. That’s not likely until early 2025, although a couple tribes now run dis...
Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill into law Tuesday.The 300-page billallows adults 21 and older to use recreational marijuana and transforms a black market into regulated, state-licensed businesses throughout the state. It also expunges low-level cannabis convictions. READ MORE:ATF: Until recreational...
The move by St. Cloud State follows thelegalization of recreational marijuana effective Aug. 1,thanks to a new law approved by the state legislature this year. Minnesotans can now lawfully grow plants at home, but it will take longer to set up the regulatory framework for new cannabis...
Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota succeeded last month in bringing the matter to a public vote in November by submitting more than the required 15,582 valid petition signatures to get it on the ballot.
Minnesota medical cannabis patients would be able to grow up to 16 plants at home under a bill in the state legislature — double the amount allowed for adults under the new law legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
said there's often a "gray market" in states where there's a delay from the point of legalization until the opening of licensed dispensaries. Minnesota is no different, he said. The state legalized use and possession in August of last year, but dispensaries aren't expected to open until ...
marijuana manufacturing businesses and 18 dispensaries.Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote by submitting more than the required 15,582 valid petition signatures to get it on the ballot.North Dakota voters in 2018 also ...
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signaled that legalization would be one of the top priorities during the year's legislative session.It wasn't the first time that lawmakers had tried to push the policy through — in 2021, the Minnesota Houseadvanced a billto legalize recreational cannabis, but it didn...