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Full array of medical marijuana clinics means shorter drives
Minnesota’s final two medical marijuana dispensaries are set to open Friday, bringing all eight clinics online ahead of a critical expansion that could bring thousands more patients into the program ...
Rx cannabis: Loud debate, quiet rollout
Sides offer different reasons for slow enrollment in medicinal marijuana program
Branden Petersen’s short but eventful tenure
Petersen leaves the Senate after one term to focus on his family and career.
Long wait has ended for marijuana patients
The first three patients filed into a Minneapolis clinic as the medical marijuana program kicked off and emerged with medicine the state’s law had long kept out of reach.
In fledgling pot firms, doctors are public face
Doctors serve as the face of LeafLine and MinnMed for purposes of the public rollout, but the investors, staff, and consultants at both companies come from a wide variety of other professions.
Medical marijuana program gearing up
Minnesota’s nascent medical marijuana program remains on target to be up and running by next summer, even though the industry still poses legal risks to lawyers, bankers and growers.
State works to ready medical pot program
The political bluster and posturing around the controversial law have been replaced by the urgent efforts of state staff to implement it.
Medical marijuana: Despite restrictions, pot-repreneurs want into Minnesota market
Sellers and consultants say the industry is banking on future growth.
The Capitol Note: U.S. Senate hopeful McFadden doesn’t vote in primary elections
Mike McFadden, who hopes to challenge sitting Democrat Al Franken, hasn't cast a ballot in a primary for the last 20 years. Other GOP candidates for the seat, including Rep. Jim Abeler, Sen. Julianne Ortman and Chris Dahlberg have been involved in the process.
Inside job? Payday lending reform spiked
The bill was a victim of end-of-session horse trading between majority and minority leadership as Democrats sought to garner necessary votes from House Republicans for the $846 million bonding deal.
The Capitol Note: Lawmakers end session with key tax and spending measures passed
Lawmakers finished out the 2014 legislative session Friday evening with the passage of three major finance and spending bills and a restrictive medical marijuana proposal. Those four pieces were seen as the last major measures to pass this year.
Compromise medical marijuana bill heads to governor
There were some particularly barbed exchanges in the Senate, which passed the bill in a vote of 46 to 16.
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