House moves to speed up cannabis rollout
| | Minnesota House approves bill that attempts to speed up legal cannabis marketplace roll out | | The Minnesota House voted Thursday to speed up the process for getting cannabis dispensaries lined up by giving them a route to pre-approval of operating licenses. On a 69-62 vote, lawmakers voted to allow the office to start issuing license pre-approvals as early as this summer. Supporters say that would allow them to secure funding, rent real estate and take other steps to get up and running. They still wouldn’t be allowed to commercially grow or sell the marijuana itself.
“A number of provisions in this bill are designed to expedite the process of setting up a good legitimate marketplace for cannabis to displace that illicit marketplace that’s out there,” said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids.
The proposal would also put the Office of Cannabis Management in charge of enforcement for hemp-derived edible products and medical marijuana. Those responsibilities currently fall to the Department of Health. Many of the recommendations in the bill came from the new agency overseeing the marijuana market. | |
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| | ‘It’s such a surreal feeling’: Alissa Pili talks about her future with the Minnesota Lynx |
This week the Minnesota Lynx put more firepower into their roster by drafting University of Utah forward Alissa Pili in the 2024 WNBA Draft.
“It was definitely a lot of nerves building up to the moment,” Pili said about what it was like to be drafted. “It’s such a surreal feeling, and so many emotions, especially with my family being there, and just looking back to everything that I did to get there, it was an amazing feeling.” | |
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