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Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

Minnesota House Ag Committee approves cannabis legalization bill

The measure would make a legal marketplace to grow, buy and sell cannabis with regulations.
Hami Arain,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee is the sixth to approve the state’s cannabis legalization bill. DFL State Rep. Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids introduced the House bill last month. It includes traffic safety provisions and an eight percent tax on top of the state’s six and a half percent sales tax. “Minnesotans are ready for…

Mn Pot Legalization
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Democrats introduce bill to legalize marijuana & expunge pot convictions

Austin Erickson,

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – House and Senate DFLers announce a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana for those 21 and older and expunge pot related convictions. Author of the House bill, State Representative Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids, explains the measure would make a legal marketplace to grow, buy and sell cannabis with regulations. He says it also includes traffic…

Nd Measure 2
Business, Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Religious groups, law enforcement unite against ND cannabis legalization

More groups are urging people to vote no on Measure 2, which would legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota.
Hami Arain,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — More religious organizations and law enforcement groups are speaking out against Measure 2 which would legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota. The North Dakota Catholic Conference declined an on-camera interview but released a statement saying Catholics have an obligation to “protect human life and the common good.” North Dakota Sheriffs and Deputies, Police Chief’s and Peace…

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ND pardoned simple marijuana convictions 3 years before Biden’s plan

Austin Erickson,

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – This week President Biden pardoned people with federal simple marijuana convictions. A local attorney discusses what this means and shows us how simple marijuana charges would be a thing of the past in North Dakota passes recreational marijuana on the ballot in November. “Studies that I’ve looked at says that there’s about 6,500 federal convictions of…

Moorhead Marijuana
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Moorhead preparing ordinance to regulate THC edibles

Hami Arain,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Moorhead City Council is discussing regulations for businesses selling THC-infused edibles extracted from hemp. A draft ordinance says businesses would have to obtain a license to sell products and other licensing fees for about 125 dollars a year. It would also outline zoning districts for where sales and manufacturing could happen. There is confusion among…
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North Dakota Secretary of State Approves Format For Legal Weed Petition

The group will need to collect about 27,000 signatures by February to get it on the June 2020 ballot
TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, ND — The format of a petition to make cannabis legal in North Dakota has been approved by the secretary of state. The group behind the effort initially withdrew the petition to make some clarifications. The constitutional initiated measure would allow a person to grow, process and possess up to 12 cannabis plants. It would also license and regulate…
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NDSU Team Takes 15th Place At “Olympics of Landscaping”

The National Association of Landscape Professionals holds the event to grow the lawn and landscape professions workforce
TJ Nelson,

FORT COLLINS, CO — NDSU places 15th overall in the “Olympics of Landscaping” competition held in Fort Collins, Colorado. NDSU sent 16 students to the 43rd annual National Collegiate Landscape Competition at Colorado State University. They joined more than 800 students from across the country. The National Association of Landscape Professionals holds the event to grow the lawn and landscape professions…
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Weed That Can Stop Combines Found In North Dakota For The First Time

Palmer amaranth has been positively identified in a soybean field in McIntosh County
TJ Nelson,

MCINTOSH COUNTY, N.D. — A weed that’s strong enough to stop combines and resist many herbicides has been found in North Dakota for the first time. The Agriculture Department says Palmer amaranth has been positively identified in a soybean field in McIntosh County, southeast of Bismarck. The aggressive pigweed species has been found in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa in…