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Marijuana in Minnesota

Recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and older is now legal in Minnesota.

Applicants sue Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management over disqualification

Applicants sue Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management over disqualification

The OCM turned to a lottery because more than 1,800 applicants had sought 282 licenses. This week, regulators disqualified two-thirds of the applicants for a variety of reasons.
by Matt Sepic and Feven Gerezgiher

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Minnesota regulator to hold lottery for first cannabis businesses after rejecting two-thirds of applicants

Minnesota regulator to hold lottery for first cannabis businesses after rejecting two-thirds of applicants

The Office of Cannabis Management is facing pushback this week after it rejected more than 1,100 applicants it deemed ineligible for the first round of business licenses.
by Nina Moini, Matt Sepic and Gretchen Brown

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Cannabis regulator faces heat after rejecting over 1,000 initial applicants

Cannabis regulator faces heat after rejecting over 1,000 initial applicants

Minnesota cannabis regulators say they’ll hold a lottery in the coming weeks to determine who will operate the state’s first legal marijuana businesses. But the Office of Cannabis Management is facing pushback this week after it rejected around two-thirds of the applicants it deemed ineligible.
by Matt Sepic

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Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana?

Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana?

The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward.
by Bill Chappell

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Minneapolis cannabis regulations won't mandate buffer zone between dispensaries

Minneapolis cannabis regulations won't mandate buffer zone between dispensaries

Cannabis dispensaries won’t open in Minneapolis until 2025. However, the city took a significant regulatory step Thursday by adopting a set of zoning rules that will apply to cannabis sellers, manufacturers and other related businesses. 
by MPR News Staff

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Marijuana addiction is seen as taboo, Hazelden summit will examine its real risks

Marijuana addiction is seen as taboo, Hazelden summit will examine its real risks

The first ever Cannabis Summit will be held at Hazelden Betty Ford in partnership with Hamline University and Smart Approaches to Marijuana Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Minnesota Poll: Only small fraction of Minnesotans say they’ve used cannabis recently despite legalization

Minnesota Poll: Only small fraction of Minnesotans say they’ve used cannabis recently despite legalization

The latest MPR News, KARE 11 and Minnesota Star Tribune poll shows, despite adult cannabis use now being legal in Minnesota only 14 percent of respondents reported using it in the last month. The poll also found a majority of those surveyed support legalization of cannabis on a national level.  
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Minnesotan discovers new insight into former President Richard Nixon’s views on marijuana

Minnesotan discovers new insight into former President Richard Nixon’s views on marijuana

Minnesota lobbyist Kurtis Hanna listened to hours of taped conversations from the Nixon White House. In one, the former president who started the war on drugs said that marijuana was not dangerous.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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