Minnesota NORML announced our 2024 Legislative Agenda to news media and supporters, on August 1, 2023, Legalization Day in Minnesota, at Grounded Gardens hemp shop, in St Paul, Minnesota. “August 1, 2023 is Legalization Day in Minnesota, a day so many of us have worked so hard for, for so… Read More »Minnesota NORML 2024 Legislative Agenda
Not everyone knows that the Minnesota Constitution prevents governmental entities of the state from requiring a license to sell the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by the seller. But it does. Does this mean that a person who grows marijuana on their own residential property can… Read More »Minnesota Constitution: After Legalization
Minnesota NORML supports the forward looking cannabis legalization legislation, currently before the Minnesota House & Senate. It represents a step in the right direction. But the Minnesota legislature could improve it. Here, we discuss three key areas that should be fixed now. These three issues are necessary for cannabis legalization… Read More »2023 Minnesota Legalization Bill: A Step Forward?
Yes. Keep in mind that the the courts and the state, “prison” means a court commitment of the person’s body and rights to the Minnesota Commissioner (Department) of Corrections, for more than a year. So a “commitment” of one year and one day or longer, means prison. Many more than… Read More »Are People in Minnesota being sentenced to prison for Marijuana?
Saint Paul, Minnesota. On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 3:30 pm, supporters of legalization of responsible adult-use marijuana gather to support reform of marijuana laws on 420; inside the Minnesota State Capitol. Featured speakers include legislators from both Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle. And this symbolizes the progress… Read More »420 Grows Up – Minnesota NORML’s 420 Event at Capitol
Legalization of a Commercial Market 1. Minnesota Constitutional Amendment Ballot Question Many of the adult-legal states got there, not by legislation, but by voter initiative on the states’ general election ballot. Minnesota is not an Initiative and Referendum state, as many of those other States are. So we cannot engage… Read More »Legislative Agenda 2022 – Minnesota NORML