8/6/24

Walz was cannabis leader in Congress

When former Representative Tim Walz was running for governor in 2017 legal cannabis was a favorite topic in Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party primary. In 2020 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or MORE Act would have removed cannabis from Schedule 1 but legalization remained in the hands of the states. The bill's lead sponsor in the Senate was Vice President-elect Senator Kamala Harris.
Tim Walz, the second-term Minnesota governor with a folksy demeanor and a swath of experience inside and out of government, gained a spot on the Democratic ticket as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential choice. [Kamala Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Democratic running mate]
As of May, 2024 forty seven Native cannabis retailers are operating fifty seven stores in nine states for a gain of some thirty percent since January, 2023. Nations in Minnesota and New York lead non-tribal retail growth in those states but in California and Michigan the industry is reaching full flower very quickly, too. In Minnesota, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is constructing a 50,000-square-foot cultivation facility that will dwarf any state-licensed operations which are capped at 30,000 square feet. 

Minnesota US Senator Tina Smith is a leader in the call to have cannabis completely descheduled and is signatory in a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Drug Enforcement Administration chief Ann Milgram.


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2 comments:

  1. larry kurtzMay 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM

    "The South Dakota Democratic Party is honored to announce Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as our keynote speaker for our annual McGovern Day dinner on July 12th in Sioux Falls. Tickets will go on sale in June."

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  2. larry kurtzSeptember 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM

    Walz will seek a third term.

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