At long last, Minnesota plans to include chronic pain in its medical cannabis program. Unless the legislature overturns the Department of Health’s recent decision, chronic pain will be a qualifying condition for medical cannabis beginning in August 2020. The department also approved adding macular degeneration, effective next August. Qualifying patients must register with the state and submit a medical professional’s certification to access the program. While “intractable pain” has been included…

Rochester conversation scheduled for Saturday, December 7 House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler’s “Be Heard on Cannabis” community conversations are in full swing, giving Minnesotans a chance to weigh in on how to replace cannabis prohibition with sensible regulation. At the end of the process, Rep. Winkler plans to introduce a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis in Minnesota and shepherd it through the House. Mark your calendars for these upcoming dates, to take part and add your voice to the…

Mid-November community conversations planned in Eden Prairie, Eagan, and Monkato This fall, House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler is leading "Be Heard on Cannabis" community conversations across Minnesota to explore how to replace cannabis prohibition with sensible regulation. At the end of the process, Rep. Winkler plans to introduce a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis in Minnesota and shepherd it through the House. Mark your calendars for these upcoming dates, to take part and add your voice…

Contact your lawmakers today and ask them to support legalizing, taxing, and regulating cannabis for adults 21 and older! The conversation about legalizing cannabis is picking up in the North Star State! House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler will be sponsoring legislation to legalize cannabis for adults and aims for it to pass the House of Representatives in 2020. Before crafting the legislation, Rep. Winkler will be leading "Be Heard on Cannabis," a listening tour throughout the state where Minnesotans…

Lt. governor's marijuana legalization listening tour will visit Lewiston, Bedford, Kittaning, Sharon, Monaca, and New Castle between tonight and April 3. Over the next nine days, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will be hearing constituents' views on marijuana legalization in several counties. If you live in any of those counties, try to stop by to make your voice heard. Here are upcoming stops: Lewistown (Mifflin County)TONIGHT, Tuesday, March 26, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.Mifflin County Historic Courthouse1 W.…

Lt. governor's marijuana legalization listening tour will visit York, Huntingdon, Slippery Rock, and New Bloomfield in the coming week. Over the next week, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will be hearing constituents' views on marijuana legalization in Lancaster, York, Huntingdon, Butler, and Perry Counties. If you live in any of those counties, try to stop by to make your voice heard. Here are upcoming stops: Lancaster (Lancaster County)Monday, March 18, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.Millersville University, The…

Lt. governor's marijuana legalization listening tour will visit Oil City on Sunday and Collegeville on Tuesday. Over the next week, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will be hearing constituents' views on marijuana legalization in McKean, Elk, Montgomery, and Vengango counties. He also rescheduled a Perry County stop that was postponed twice due to weather. If you live in any of those counties, try to stop by to make your voice heard. Here are upcoming stops: Kane (McKean County)Saturday, March 9, noon…

Lt. Gov. Fetterman stopping at Penn State Fayette tonight at 6:00 p.m., other stops scheduled for Thursday and Saturday. This week, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will be hearing how voters feel about legalizing cannabis in Fayette, Somerset, McKean, and Elk Counties. At many of his previous listening tour stops, local lawmakers joined him as well. If you live in any of those counties, try to stop by to make your voice heard. When crafting your comments, feel free to draw from our document on the Top…

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's stops have been scheduled for Clinton, Lackawanna, Schuylkill, and Blair counties. Hundreds of advocates have already taken the opportunity to make their voices heard during Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's marijuana legalization listening tour. At all but one stop — where the crowd was evenly split — supporters have outnumbered opponents. Local representatives and senators have been on hand in many cases. Let's keep up the momentum. Please plan to attend one of the lieutenant…

Online comments are being accepted now, too. At Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's first stops on his marijuana legalization listening tour, supporters made a passionate case to end marijuana prohibition. They also outnumbered opponents. Let's keep up the momentum. Gov. Tom Wolf (D) has also begun accepting online input on whether the state should legalize marijuana for adults' use. Submit your thoughts here. You can let the governor know the reasons why you support making marijuana legal, and make a…