Poll: Majority backs legal marijuana in Minnesota – MPR News

A majority of Minnesota voters polled in an MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 survey conducted last week say the state should legalize marijuana for recreational use.

Roughly 53 percent of the 800 registered voters reached by Mason Dixon Polling between Sept. 12 and 14 said they supported legal marijuana, while 36 percent said they opposed it and about 11 percent remained unsure. The poll car…….

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Kentucky Governor Appoints Marijuana Legalization Advisory Panel – Forbes

Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday announced the members of the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee, a panel created to help him provide access to medical marijuana for patients with chronic pain and other serious medical conditions.

Beshear made the appointments to the advisory committee via an executive order signed on June 14, naming 17 initial members “who have relevant e…….

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House eyes marijuana legislation to protect consumers | The Daily Independent at YourValley.net – Daily Independent

PHOENIX — State lawmakers are moving to ensure that marijuana buyers are getting what they asked for — and not the things they don’t want.

Legislation awaiting a House vote would require the Department of Health Services to contract with an outside laboratory to confirm that what medical and recreational dispensaries are selling matc…….

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Marijuana Legalization ‘Drastically Changed’ Cannabis Marketing On Instagram, Study Finds – Marijuana Moment

The marijuana legalization movement has “drastically changed” the social media landscape for cannabis marketing, according to a new research paper that focused on Instagram trends.

While male-dominated, anonymous profiles have been a hallmark of illicit markets, that has largely shifted in the U.S. as more states have legalized marijuana. The researchers found that women are becomin…….

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