Marijuana

Blacks in Minnesota 8 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana than whites, study says

Whatever the reason, Minnesota cops are far more likely to arrest blacks for pot possession than whites, according to a new study by the ACLU.SEE ALSO: Mark Hamburger's MLB career derailed by pot; he now lives in parents' Shoreview basementAccording to the study, blacks were nearly eight times as li ... More >>

Bipartisan medical marijuana bill to be introduced today at Capitol

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle will introduce companion bills to legalize medical marijuana today at the Capitol.SEE ALSO: MNGOP spent $10,500 on study that supports legalizing medical marijuana According to a press release distributed by the pro-marijuana law reform group Minnesotans for Co ... More >>

Moorhead police decry recent influx of Cali medical marijuana

We can certainly think of worse problems to have, but Moorhead police say the latest one they're facing is an influx of California medical marijuana.SEE ALSO: Kimani Young, new U of M assistant basketball coach, was once busted with 96 pounds of potLast Friday, police executing a search warrant arre ... More >>

Medical marijuana supported by vast majority of Minnesotans, but won't be legalized this year

A survey conducted by Public Policy Polling earlier this month found that nearly two-thirds of Minnesotans support medical marijuana. But don't expect to see pot prescriptions written in the state anytime soon.SEE ALSO: Minnesota law enforcement's last word on pot: "We do not support legalization fo ... More >>

Reefer Madness

Mark Dayton says he's against easing marijuana laws

As we told you about a couple weeks ago, a bill easing Minnesota's marijuana laws will likely come before the legislature this session. And thanks to new DFL majorities, it stands a good chance of bring approved.SEE ALSO:-- MNGOP spent $10,500 on study that supports legalizing medical marijuana-- Th ... More >>

Nicollet Tobacco was illegally selling synthetic pot; $232,000 cash, 80 pounds of drugs seized

In July, President Obama signed legislation banning synthetic pot. The new federal law came on the heels of repeated state-level efforts to crack down on synthetic drugs here in Minnesota.SEE ALSO:-- Duluth's Last Place on Earth raided as new synthetic drug crackdown goes into effect-- Adam Budge, 1 ... More >>

Michael Biskey, south Mpls resident, could get 10 years for having a bunch of pot in his garage

At about 11 p.m. on June 14, police were patrolling an alley in between Harriet and Grand avenues in south Minneapolis. There had been a robbery in the area earlier that day.While driving down the alley, they came across a man keying into a locked garage door. He was wearing a large camping backpack ... More >>

Adam Budge, 18, charged with murder following friend's synthetic drug overdose

Adam Budge gave his buddy, 17-year-old Elijah Stai of Park Rapids, a fatal dose of a synthetic hallucinogen. Budge, 18, could spend 25 years in prison as a result.Just before 10 p.m. on June 12, Budge and Stai were hanging out at Budge's East Grand Forks home when they mixed a white power -- 2C-I -- ... More >>

MNGOP spent $10,500 on study that supports legalizing medical marijuana

​The MNGOP spent $10,500 on a study supporting efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Minnesota.That's according to Tim Goar, the owner of TG Med Inc., the medical supply company in Mound, Minnesota, that was paid to do the research.The September 2010 payment for the study was mentioned in an in ... More >>

Obama's War on Weed

In a strange about-face, the president tries to hack medical marijuana off at the knees

Ziggy Marley

Maurice Harrison and three others face drug charges from after-hours club raid

​The wild details of Wednesday's early morning raid of an after-hours club at 3019 27th Ave. in south Minneapolis haven't resulted in equally wild charges, at least not yet.Police described finding alcohol, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and suspected ecstasy pills on the scene, as wel ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty would rather cancer patients suffer than smoke a little reefer

Arguing against government meddling in health care, while simultaneously arguing for it.​It's probably too much to ask a presidential candidate who once outlawed bong water to take an enlightened look at the benefits of medical marijuana. But when it comes to a drug that can make life more b ... More >>

Big Lake bust nets 300 pounds of pot and 5 Texans

300 pounds of marijuana seized in Big Lake.​Suspected of being a stash house, the home on Sherburne County Road 83 in Big Lake Township had been under watch for five months by the time police moved in on Valentine's Day. When the dust settled, 300 pounds of marijuana had been seized, and five ... More >>

Marijuana soda soars high without smoke

Cana Cola"12 mind-blowing ounces" in various flavors​Move over Four Loko and whiskey-in-a-can. Clay Butler, an entrepreneur in California, is developing Canna Cola, a soft drink that contains THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. He plans to produce a line of sodas that includes a Dr. P ... More >>

Marijuana: now available as ice cream

New form of marijuana will give you--and also cure--an ice cream headache​Minnesotans will have to wait for a post-Pawlenty era for the idea of medical marijuana to become a reality in the state, but this story out of California offers a reason to redouble efforts once T-Paw is out the door: M ... More >>

K2 and the synthetic marijuana boom

Minnesota head shops see high profit margin

Readers respond to "Smoke Signals"

Marijuana steadily creeps toward legalization

Is D.C. finally ready to let us toke up?

This week's cover: The national effort to legalize marijuana

At least 14 states have legalized pot in one form or another, with New Jersey jumping on the bandwagon just this week.

New Denver restaurant serves up pot-infused cuisine

A new Denver medical marijuana dispensary serves up pot-infused hummus, pizza, and lasagna alongside its "Bud Bar."

Wis. gov supports medical marijuana

Could Wisconsin make medical marijuana legal before Minnesota?

Hennepin County police make huge metro-wide pot bust

The Sheriff's Department seized some 3,300 marijuana plants worth an estimated $6,000,000.

Savage man charged after police find 130 pounds of marijuana in his home

The drugs were valued at about $455,000 wholesale, police say.

Marijuana, age, and era: What do they have in common?

if CP folk were busted for being mobsters running the streets, would it be more newsworthy because many of us are under 30 and the Roaring 20s was a big time for prohibition gangsters? Doubt it.

Medical marijuana bill passes Minn. Senate

The Minnesota Senate approved a state medical marijuana bill with a 36-28 vote. The legislation now heads to the state House before hitting Gov. Tim Pawlenty's desk for a likely veto.

Woman's pot brownie party dessert could lead to charges

Yet another Minnesotan's good intentions with a batch of pot brownies could lead to charges after one woman ate them without knowing she was consuming marijuana and became sick.

Out of the cannabis closet

Andrew Sullivan has a posting called "The Cannabis Closet", whereby he encourages potheads to "come out." To coincide with this week's story on medical marijuana (and because posting on April Fool's Day gives us plausible deniability), we're coming out of the cannabis closet ourselves... and encoura ... More >>

Legal medical marijuana in Minnesota closer to becoming reality

Sick patients' loved ones hopeful for additional relaxation of the law

Minnesota's pot arrest rate on the wane

As the MN legislators ponder legalizing medical marijuana, U of M data-crunchers uncover more stoner-friendly news: you're significantly less likely to get arrested now for lighting up than you were eight years ago.

Cooking with the stoneys

Check out the Cannabis Cafe for some high-larious tips on how to cook with mary jane.

Medical marijuana back on agenda

Growing pot: a life sentence?

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Hemp Jive

Two North Dakota farmers are asking the Eigth Cicuit U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Paul to strike down the federal government's ban on commercial hemp farming, which is illegal for some reason.

What's Wrong with Wisconsin? And Minnesota?

Herbal Remedy

abNORML Minnesota Annual 420 Party

Herbal Remedy

Killer weed ravages suburbs, supplies of Cheetos

Herbal Calamity

Savage Love

Doobie-doobie-do

Paging Dr. Feelgood: Minnesotans like dope

Skunk Works continued

Still Smokin'

Dave Chappelle lights up the Orpheum stage; giggling ensues

High Heaven

Chisago County says a local rabbi took her campaign to legalize medicinal marijuana one toke over the line

Kim Wozencraft: The Catch

Roll 'Em

Bud Light: Two believers testify in Weed.

Hemp and Hype

Will anti-drug hysteria give way to the lust of profit?

Rock And Roll History