White Earth Nation Cannabis Code: A (Brief) Summary

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe is asking residents for feedback on a recently released draft of the nation’s Medical Cannabis Code. This request comes just months after over 86% of the citizens of the nation voted to approve a regulated medical cannabis market. “It’s...

Minnesota, Voting, and Cannabis: A History

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....

Legal Cannabis & Expungement in Minnesota

Lady Justice holding a sword, representing the swiftness of justice, and a scale, representing how the judicial system’s main focus is incarcerating drug dealers This post is part of an ongoing exploration into a piece of legislation introduced into the...

Minnesota Cannabis Arrests by the Numbers

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...