Gov. Tim Walz

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) named the first executive director of the state's new Office of Cannabis Management on Thursday, saying that she “is a proven and effective leader, who will be successful in standing up Minnesota’s new adult-use cannabis market and helping...

"Minnesota just became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize adult-use cannabis," tweeted Gov. Tim Walz (D) after he signed the legalization bill into law on Tuesday.  The 300-page bill allows adults 21 and older to use recreational cannabis and seeks...

In the early hours of Saturday morning, Minnesota’s Senate approved a 300-page cannabis legalization bill by a vote of 34-32. Once Gov. Tim Walz (D) signs the legislation as he has promised to do, Minnesota will become the 23rd to have legalized adult-use...

Minnesota is just one Senate vote and a governor's signature away from legalizing recreational cannabis for adults following Thursday night's 73-57 vote in the Democratic-controlled House. The Senate could take up the bill as early as Friday. Pending expected Senate...

After hours of debate in the Minnesota Senate on Friday, the bill to legalize marijuana has passed in a 34-33 vote, with all Democrats voting for it and all Republicans opposing it, making Minnesota the 23rd state in the nation to approve of adult-use cannabis. "Minnesotans are...