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Minnesota’s would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

September 24, 2023

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a business that sold products exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens, Minnesota Public Radio…

East Grand Forks approves ordinance to prohibit use of THC in public

August 16, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — East Grand Forks is the latest Minnesota city to approve an ordinance prohibiting the use of THC products in public. Without discussion, the council gave final reading Tuesday night to the ban that would make the use of cannabis products in public a petty misdemeanor. It includes all forms of the product from cannabis…

N.D. Legislature Approves Increase in THC Dosage

March 9, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Legislature has approved a measure to allow patients on medical marijuana to receive 6,000 milligrams of THC within a 30 day period, an increase from 4,000 milligrams. The measure amending an initiated measure passed with the required two-thirds votes in each chamber. Republican Rep. Brandon Pritchard of Bismarck says some patients can get by…

MN Board of Pharmacy filing lawsuit against Moorhead & Bemidji edibles retailers

December 5, 2022

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy files a civil lawsuit against two Moorhead-based THC edibles manufacturers and retailers. The lawsuit filed in Clay County District Court alleges that the edibles manufacturers and retailers violated Minnesota’s edible cannabinoid laws. Court documents show the defendants as Northland Vapor Moorhead, Northland Vapor Bemidji and Moorhead-based Wonky Confections. The lawsuit…

Moorhead City Council approves THC regulations

October 25, 2022

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – After a lengthy conversation, the Moorhead City Council approved the first reading of a proposed ordinance on regulations for businesses selling THC-infused edibles. Earlier this month, the city council postponed the first reading in order to examine what other cities statewide are charging for their license fees. Originally, the draft had recommended a $125 licensing fee….

THC products become legal in Minnesota starting Friday

June 30, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A new Minnesota law taking effect Friday allows people 21 and older to buy edibles and beverages that contain a limited amount of THC, the ingredient in marijuana that creates a high. Edibles, like gummies, and beverages can contain up to five milligrams of THC per serving and 50 milligrams per package under the law. Five…

Man pleads guilty after residents fed marijuana brownies

February 11, 2022

Jim Monk,

TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) – A South Dakota man has pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge after his mother unknowingly served his marijuana-laced brownies to a group of residents at the Tabor Community Center. Forty-six-year-old Michael Koranda appeared at the Bon Homme County Courthouse Tuesday where he waived his preliminary hearing and entered the plea. As part of a plea…

Minnesota Reports 2 More Vaping Related Deaths

Minnesota has 73 people with confirmed or probable cases of lung illness due to vaping.

October 16, 2019

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MINNEAPOLIS–Minnesota health officials are reporting the state’s second and third deaths due to lung illnesses caused by vaping. The Department of Health said Wednesday both deaths involved people over age 50 who died in September after complicated hospitalizations. One had vaped several products including THC, the compound that gives marijuana its high. The other patient had vaped unknown products in…

Possible Cluster of Vaping-Related Illness Reported in North Dakota

The NDDoH has received seven confirmed, five probable and three suspected reports of vaping-related illness.

October 15, 2019

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BISMARCK, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health has confirmed three cases of vaping-related illness in northeast North Dakota in the last week, indicating a potential cluster. The NDDoH has received seven confirmed, five probable and three suspected reports of vaping-related illness. Similar to nationwide trends, most, but not all confirmed or probable cases in North Dakota reported using THC products….

Hemp Farmer Charged With Selling Drugs

The level for commercial hemp cannot exceed 0.3 percent.

June 19, 2019

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PRESTON, Minn. (AP) _ A Minnesota hemp farmer is facing charges after authorities claimed his products had more than the legal limit of the compound that makes users high. Court documents say products from Luis Hummel’s 5th Sun Gardens hemp farm in Lanesboro were sent to a lab for tests and found to have THC levels above 3 percent. The…