It was a bit of a last-minute rush, but just after 10 a.m. Thursday morning White Earth Nation’s tribal dispensary in Mahnomen, Minn., opened for sale of recreational marijuana.
Minnesota’s new marijuana law tweaked the state’s policies around hemp-derived THC products. Business owners say that could impact customer options and restaurant policies.
At a First Avenue party Tuesday night, former governor Jesse Ventura said “Minnesota lifted a prohibition” with cannabis legalization, hearkening a new era for the state.
Elizer Darris spent time in prison but had his life sentence reversed on appeal. Since then, he’s worked to end mass incarceration in Minnesota and around the country.
The first customers at NativeCare in the town of Red Lake said they were excited and grateful to be able to purchase products at the tribal nation’s recreational marijuana store.
Adults 21 and older in Minnesota can use, possess and grow certain amounts of marijuana beginning Aug. 1. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what’s legal, what’s not and what’s next with a Minnesota mayor and a state lawmaker behind the cannabis legalization law.