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Readers may remember that in Pass the stealth dutchies: Melin disses former allies in pediatric cannabis Facebook group, Bluestem reported that the Hibbing DFLer warned members of a closed pediatric cannabis Facebook group against those medical cannabis advocates who might favor full-scale legalization of medical marijuana. Continue Reading
During the past legislative session, no legislator fought harder against legalizing access to medical cannabis than Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria). Continue Reading
While Minnesota Public Radio touts the conventional talking points about this year’s session in What the 2014 Legislature did for you, Bluestem is finding all sorts of goodies in the supplemental budget bill, and we’ll be posting more about them in the coming week. Continue Reading
Minnesota state senator Scott Dibble (DFL-Minneapolis), author of the veto-proof Senate bill legalizing and regulating medical cannabis, has sent a letter to Governor Mark Dayton and Representative Carly Melin (DFL-Hibbing) about medical cannabis observational study bill that the House passed Friday. Continue Reading
Despite the Onion-esque photo of Tom West, editor and general manager of the Morrison County Record that accompanies Continue Reading
The Minnesota legislature reconvenes Tuesday, April 22, and will scramble to conclude business by May 19. One high profile issue, the legalization of medical marijuana, enjoys overwhelming popular support, according to recent polling. Continue Reading
One of the Republican talking points during the legislative floor debate on raising the minimum wage was that businesses near Minnesota’s borders would flee to neighboring lower wage states. Continue Reading
With KSTP/SurveyUSA’s polling showing that 68 percent of Minnesotans favor the legalization of medical marijuana, it’s not surprising that Republican supporters of the legislation like Pat Garofalo are hoping to blame all DFLers for impeding passage of state representative Carly Melin’s (DFL-Hibbing) HF1818 (and the overflow bill) and the companion bill offered by Scott Dibble (DFL-Minneapolis). Continue Reading
Governor Mark Dayton may be taking fire from advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana and Republican gubernatorial candidates (none of whom support the Melin/Dibble bills), but he’s getting in a few shots of his own. Continue Reading
The Pioneer Press’s Christopher Magan reports in After marathon House debate, school-bullying bill goes to Dayton: Continue Reading