From the early days of cannabis prohibition in Minnesota, racism has consistently served as a driving force for the increase in enforcement funding and the severity of punishments imposed on those apprehended. Although politicians today may insist that their support...
Legalization Activists Gather at Minnesota State Capitol, April 2020, Curtesy of Michael Ford While many people may not think of Minnesota as a hotbed of national cannabis activism, it was actually one of the first states to put cannabis legalization on the ballot....
Earlier this week, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension released the 2019 Uniform Crime Report which detailed criminal arrests made in the state throughout that year. “In 2019, Minnesota recorded a 4.7% increase in [reported] crimes,” the...
