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“It’s a marathon, not a 100-yard dash.” The methodical approach to developing a cannabis banking program described by Stearns Bank Director of Cannabis Banking Services Michael O’Neill is playing out in a number of ways at the St. Cloud, Minn.-based bank. The nationally-chartered Stearns has experienced strong loan growth during its pilot cannabis banking program,
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A change to Minnesota law means you soon legally can buy food and drinks with CBD and some THC in it. The legislature cleared up some of the confusion surrounding what’s allowed in food and beverages. The bill also tightened restrictions on how much hemp-derived THC is legal.
In the matter of State v. Loveless, Minnesota Cannabis Law was proud to contribute to an amicus brief urging the Minnesota Supreme Court to reverse the appellate court’s decision, which ignores Minnesota’s hemp statute and is crushing our industrial hemp, CBD and cannabinoid businesses and customers. –Jason Tarasek
A recent appellate decision throws a fledgling industry into chaos Imagine, if you will, a place where you could walk into a retail storefront and be presented with a wide variety of marijuana products for sale. If you ever travel beyond Minnesota’s borders, you know these places exist. For example: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
This podcast is from BofC Live, where we where we deliver cannabis news, and explore the companies, brands, people and trends driving the cannabis industry.
Delta-8 has been dubbed “THC-lite” and the hemp product is booming in popularity in states — such as Minnesota and the Dakotas — where recreational marijuana remains illegal. Is there a connection? Yes. Host Jeremy Fugleberg talks with Jason Tarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law to discuss Delta-8: what it is, what it does, its legality,
For decades, people of color have been disproportionately policed and incarcerated for marijuana-related offenses. Today, as marijuana becomes recreationally legal in more and more states, and as white people have begun profiting from the very thing that many African Americans are still serving time for, more and more civil rights activists have begun to advocate
One of the biggest roadblocks to marijuana legalization in states where it is still criminalized and illegal to consume without a medical permit is how states will handle people driving under the influence of marijuana. The Governors Highway Safety Association, a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C., reports that there are two basic methods that
A large battle associated with the legalization of marijuana, in any market, is determining an appropriate tax rate. Appropriate taxation requires a delicate balance. The tax must be great enough to viably contribute to the many initiatives’ legislatures often set forward when legalizing cannabis. On the other hand, the tax must be low enough to
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