Gov. Tim Walz

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) named the first executive director of the state's new Office of Cannabis Management on Thursday, saying that she “is a proven and effective leader, who will be successful in standing up Minnesota’s new adult-use cannabis market and helping...

Minnesota officials unveiled a comprehensive blueprint for the implementation of the state's freshly enacted marijuana law during a recent informational meeting. The session shed light on the labyrinthine process that lies ahead, from the hunt for the state's Office of Cannabis...

In the face of political and social shifts, “we saw an opportunity to not only catalyze action for cannabis legalization in Minnesota but to ensure that our state's policies would be the most progressive in the nation,” states Leili Fatehi from Minneapolis (MN) cannabis policy...

"Minnesota just became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize adult-use cannabis," tweeted Gov. Tim Walz (D) after he signed the legalization bill into law on Tuesday.  The 300-page bill allows adults 21 and older to use recreational cannabis and seeks...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) signed two companion health bills containing allocations to create a psychedelics task force toward state legalization and to establish safe drug consumption sites, reported Marijuana Moment. Gov. Walz has been quite busy passing drug-related measures...

In the early hours of Saturday morning, Minnesota’s Senate approved a 300-page cannabis legalization bill by a vote of 34-32. Once Gov. Tim Walz (D) signs the legislation as he has promised to do, Minnesota will become the 23rd to have legalized adult-use...

Minnesota is just one Senate vote and a governor's signature away from legalizing recreational cannabis for adults following Thursday night's 73-57 vote in the Democratic-controlled House. The Senate could take up the bill as early as Friday. Pending expected Senate...

After hours of debate in the Minnesota Senate on Friday, the bill to legalize marijuana has passed in a 34-33 vote, with all Democrats voting for it and all Republicans opposing it, making Minnesota the 23rd state in the nation to approve of adult-use cannabis. "Minnesotans are...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz recently released a proposed budget for the 2023 session that includes legalizing recreational cannabis in the state, as reported first by CBS Minnesota. "Prohibition doesn’t work. By legalizing adult-use cannabis, Minnesota can benefit economically, educate...

Some Minnesota lawmakers say they hope 2023 will be the year recreational cannabis is legalized as efforts continue despite the fact that the state Senate did not pass a similar measure in 2021. Bill To Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis On Thursday, House Democrats introduced a...

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura says that current Gov. Tim Walz (D), fresh off Tuesday's midterms that will send the incumbent back for a second term, told him that legalizing marijuana will be "one of the first" things that will get passed by the incoming state...