Tag: minnesota

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January 16, 2014
01/16/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.15)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.15)

Action is really picking up as state legislatures get back into session. Meanwhile, the long battle over regulating medical marijuana in California continues. Let’s get to it:...
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December 13, 2013
12/13/2013
2014: The Year for Medical Marijuana in Minnesota

2014: The Year for Medical Marijuana in Minnesota

Is Gov. Mark Dayton – thankfully – softening his irrational opposition to medical marijuana? It appears as though that might be the case. Yesterday, ECM reported that...
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September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
Rastafarian Teen Cleared to Carry Pipe in Minnesota

Rastafarian Teen Cleared to Carry Pipe in Minnesota

A 15-year-old rastafarian has successfully argued for his religious right to carry a pipe in Minnesota. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the enforcement of paraphernalia laws...
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July 26, 2013
07/26/2013
Deanna Jean, Minnesota Mom, Fights for Medical Marijuana

Deanna Jean, Minnesota Mom, Fights for Medical Marijuana

Weedists: Meet Deanna Jean “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Deanna Jean, or DJ as she is...
By: Anna Diaz
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May 9, 2013
05/09/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.08)

Marijuana rescheduling is headed for the US Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court upheld local dispensary bans, the feds strike again in Berkeley and Washington state, and...
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May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
MN Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced for 2014

MN Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced for 2014

Rep. Carly Melin introduced her medical marijuana bill at Minnesota’s Capitol yesterday, but the proposal is little more than an informative placeholder for the 2014 session. While...
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March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
No Medical Marijuana for Minnesota This Year

No Medical Marijuana for Minnesota This Year

Bills to allow for the use of medical marijuana in Minnesota have popular support and may still be introduced this year, but will be little more than...
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March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
MN Poll Shows Nearly Two-Thirds Support Medical Marijuana

MN Poll Shows Nearly Two-Thirds Support Medical Marijuana

According to a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, nearly two-thirds of Minnesota voters support changing state law to allow people with serious and terminal illnesses to use medical...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.13)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.13)

There is action in various state houses, Michiganders continue to tussle over their medical marijuana law, and there’s an investigation going on in Maine. Let’s get to...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
Show Percy Some Mercy

Show Percy Some Mercy

Media outlets reported yesterday that the Minnesota Vikings are trading all-pro wide receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks. Based on Harvin’s history, it is almost as...
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March 7, 2013
03/07/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.03.06)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.03.06)

The Tulsa police corruption scandal is the gift that keeps on giving, Jackson, MS cops head to prison, and more cops want pills too badly for their...
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November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.20)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.20)

012, 03:18pm We have a trio of corrupt cops this week, including a former sheriff and a former police chief. Let’s get to it: In Rockingham, North...
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October 29, 2012
10/29/2012
Two More Drug War Deaths on Tuesday

Two More Drug War Deaths on Tuesday

03:31am A Louisville, Kentucky, woman was killed in a high-speed chase as police pursued a drug suspect Tuesday, and a St. Paul, Minnesota man was shot...
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