Minnesota

Minnesota Sen. Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R) said he has no plans to work toward cannabis legalization this year and that such reforms aren’t “right for the state.”

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have validated a genetics test that they say predicts whether a cannabis plant will be rich with either THC or CBD.

Minnesota’s Second Congressional District election has been delayed due to the unexpected death of the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Adam Charles Weeks.

The USDA has officially approved Minnesota’s hemp cultivation program; the final regulations are unchanged from the state’s 2016 pilot program.

Multiple pro-cannabis candidates in Minnesota appear to be Republicans running on progressive legalization platforms in an effort to siphon Democrat votes in the coming election.

The Red Lake Nation in Minnesota has approved sweeping medical cannabis reforms are much more lenient and inclusive than the state program.

The Red Lake Nation tribe in Minnesota will vote on medical cannabis legalization this Wednesday; if approved, it would be the state’s only program that includes access to cannabis flower.

Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler has introduced an unlikely cannabis legalization proposal that would allow for eight-plant home grows, social use, and the expungement of most cannabis convictions.

The top Democrat in Minnesota’s House of Representatives has announced plans to introduce legislation legalizing adult-use cannabis later this year.

Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor has reported inadequacies with the Health Department’s internal controls over the state medical cannabis program.

Minnesota health officials have approved chronic pain and a degenerative eye condition as new qualifying conditions for the state’s medical cannabis program.

Experts predict that Minnesota could generate up to $300 million in annual tax revenue via by legalizing and regulating adult-use cannabis.

A hemp delivery driver from Colorado was indicted in South Dakota on charges of cannabis possession and intent to distribute; the driver faces a potential prison sentence of up to 15 years if convicted.

A truck driver delivering 300 pounds of hemp from a Colorado company to Minnesota was arrested in South Dakota and charged with marijuana possession with intent to distribute.

Over 70 percent of patients enrolled in Minnesota’s medical cannabis program for PTSD say their symptoms are reduced.

Farmer Luis Hummel, who is in the process of suing the state because his license was revoked “without due process,” has been charged with two felonies and one gross misdemeanor after seized crops tested 10 times higher for THC than the federal limits.

A Minnesota hemp farmer is suing the state to protect his business and current hemp crop after police say they found hemp products from his farm containing THC that exceeded the 0.3 percent industrial hemp threshold.

Minnesota’s two medical cannabis companies lost a combined $2.4 million last year; the losses, however, are thanks largely to both companies having invested in expanded operations to meet the program’s growing demand.

Medical cannabis patients in Minnesota have reported a “significant reduction” in the severity of their cancer symptoms.

Thanks to a small group of bipartisan lawmakers, there is now a bill for full adult-use legalization in Minnesota being considered in the Legislature.

A group of well-connected activists is organizing to get adult-use cannabis legalized in Minnesota sooner rather than later.