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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Nina Moini, Ellen Finn, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Ellie Roth and Alanna Elder

Minnesota Now: Dec. 11, 2024

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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State regulators announced Wednesday they are changing up the process for cannabis business licenses after several lawsuits from the first round of applicants. We talk to a lawyer and a business owner about what these changes will mean for those hoping to enter the new market.

We talk to an entrepreneur who relies on TikTok about what a potential federal ban would mean for her bottom line.

A Twin Cities woman born in Syria talks about the future of her home country after the ousting of its president.

And we visit Bemidji to learn the story behind the Swedish festival of Santa Lucia.

Plus, have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a wolf roaming Yellowstone National Park? We meet a Minnesotan behind the cult-classic game, WolfQuest.

Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Put the World Back Together” by Cornbread and Friends and Our Song of the Day was “Oh Yeah” by Charlieboy.

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