BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The group behind the latest effort to legalize marijuana in North Dakota is ready to turn in its petitions. New Economic Frontier says the group will drop off the signatures at the state capitol on Monday, which is the deadline to get the issue on the November ballot. They will need around 15,582 valid signatures to…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota has its first director of the Office of Cannabis Management. She is Erin DuPree and she starts her new job on October 2 after being appointed to the position by Gov. Tim Walz. DuPree will be responsible for building the new state agency to establish and regulate the new adult-use marijuana market. Walz says DuPree…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A bill legalizing recreational cannabis has passed the Minnesota House and now heads to the state Senate. Attorney Mark Friese says law enforcement knows there will undoubtedly be more people bringing the drug across state lines as people lawfully buy cannabis in Minnesota, if the law is passed. “That doesn’t mean it’s lawful to bring it…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — A bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana in Minnesota passes the Minnesota House of Representatives by a vote of 71-59. The House, where Democrats comfortably outnumber Republicans, debated its marijuana bill late into the night Monday before breaking around midnight. The debate resumed this morning. The Senate, where Democrats hold only a one-seat majority, is…
