FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — While voters once again rejected adult recreational marijuana use, the organization behind the ballot measure still believes legalization is inevitable. While measure 5 didn’t pass, the gap between yes and no votes has narrowed since the last time a similar measure was on the ballot. Nearly 53% of the vote was against legal weed with 190,161…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — A Mahnomen man is accused of illegally selling marijuana out of the Asema Tobacco and Pipe Shop in Mahnomen. Sheriff Josh Guenther says a warrant was executed at the smokeshop owned by 53-year-old Todd Thompson and at his home and large amounts of marijuana were seized. Thompson was posting on Facebook that he was open for…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) – You can buy legal recreational marijuana starting Thursday about an hour and 15 minute drive from the F/M Metro. The White Earth Nation is opening its first dispensary for recreational sales at 10 a.m. The Waabigwan Mashkiki dispensary opened on Monday in Mahnomen for medical cannabis patients. Their recreational hours will be Monday through Friday from…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — White Earth Nation has announced that it will begin selling recreational marijuana this week, just days after the new law went into effect in Minnesota. The sales will be open to anyone 21 years of age or older starting Thursday, August 3 at 850 East Adams Avenue in Mahnomen. The dispensary will be open from 10…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s legalization of recreational marijuana went into effect Tuesday, allowing people 21 and older to legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes, subject to limits as the state establishes a legal cannabis industry in the coming months and years. The midwestern state is the 23rd in the country to legalize recreational marijuana. Surrounding states — including Wisconsin,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says regardless of the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota, users of marijuana are still prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition. “Until marijuana is legalized federally, firearms owners and possessors should be mindful that it remains federally illegal to mix marijuana with…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults. “This has been a long journey with a lot of folks involved,” Walz said. Among them was one of the first governors in the U.S….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota is poised to become the 23rd state to legalize recreational cannabis. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a bill 34-32 and now goes to Gov. Tim Walz who says he will sign it. The bill takes effect Aug. 1 and will allow a person 21 years or older to possess up to 2 oz. of marijuana…
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, Minn. (AP) — Recreational marijuana could soon be legalized and regulated in Minnesota under bills that are entering the final rounds of debate at the Legislature. The House, where Democrats comfortably outnumber Republicans, was set to pass its marijuana bill Monday night after green-lighting similar legislation in 2021. The Senate, where Democrats hold only a one-seat majority, is scheduled…
