Minnesota
Minnesota’s GOP-Controlled Senate Legalizes THC Edibles — Not Totally On Purpose
Minnesota is now “Minne-stona” because of a brand new state legislation legalizing THC edibles and drinks.
The brand new legislation, which took impact Friday, permits adults 21 and older to purchase hashish consumables containing a restricted quantity of THC, the ingredient that makes the “wacky weed,” properly, wacky.
Underneath the legislation, pot edibles and bud-enhanced drinks can comprise as much as to five milligrams of THC per serving ― about half the usual dose present in leisure marijuana merchandise in different states, in keeping with The Related Press. Every bundle is proscribed to a complete of fifty milligrams.
Though the legislation requires that the brand new THC merchandise be derived from legally licensed hemp and never marijuana, legal professional Jason Tarasek, founding father of the Minnesota Hashish Regulation agency and a board member of the Minnesota Hashish Affiliation, informed the Star-Tribune that 5 milligrams produces the identical impact whether or not it’s derived from hemp or marijuana.
“These items will get you excessive, little doubt about it,” Tarasek mentioned. “All people’s calling it hemp-derived THC, which makes it sound like one thing apart from marijuana. However I went on social media and I referred to as it adult-use marijuana, as a result of that’s what most individuals are going to think about this to be.”
Lots of Minnesota’s marijuana advocates had been frankly stunned the invoice was handed within the state’s Republican-controlled Senate.
It’s unclear if state Senate leaders absolutely realized the legislation would legalize Delta 9 THC edibles earlier than they agreed to go it.
Sen. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) admitted to the Star-Tribune that he thought the brand new legislation would regulate solely Delta 8 THC merchandise and didn’t notice the brand new legislation would legalize edibles with any kind of THC.
Delta 8 THC and Delta 9 THC are each cannabinoids present in hashish, however Delta 9 is extra widespread and simpler to extract, in keeping with DiscoverMagazine.com. Whereas Delta 9 is stronger, it additionally has extra unwanted effects, together with psychological fog. Delta 8 reportedly tends to simply chill out folks.
“I believed we had been doing a technical repair, and it winded up having a broader impression than I anticipated,” Abeler mentioned.
He appeared stunned after the modification handed on a unanimous voice vote, saying, “That doesn’t legalize marijuana — we didn’t simply try this,” in keeping with the Minnesota Reformer, which famous he laughed after saying that.
“Oh, are you kidding?” responded Rep. Tina Liebling (D-Rochester), in keeping with the Reformer. “After all you could have. No, simply kidding. We’ll try this subsequent, OK?”
However they didn’t have to ― the invoice did legalize pot.
Now Abeler hopes the brand new legislation may be rolled again, however that’s extremely unlikely contemplating Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and the Democratic-controlled Home assist the legalization of recreational marijuana.
In reality, Minnesota Home Majority Chief Ryan Winkler (D) laughed off Abeler’s suggestion as “ridiculous.”
Senate Majority Chief Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) mentioned the brand new legislation would regulate the state’s budding hashish trade and enact safeguards however didn’t say whether or not the Senate supposed for the legislation to permit new THC merchandise into the market.
Star-Tribune reporter Ryan Faircloth mentioned on Twitter that the 2 politicians’ statements recommended that the legislation’s passage was unintentional.
A few of Minnesota’s Democratic politicians laughed at their Republican colleagues’ possible mistake.
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred at a Walmart Saturday morning.
According to officials, the stabbing took place at approximately 9 a.m. at a Walmart located at 4611 State Highway 29 South in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Police say they found an individual with stab wounds upon arrival, and transported that individual to a local hospital. The condition of the victim is currently unknown.
Alexandria police say the suspect fled the scene before law enforcement arrived, however the individual was later caught by police and taken into custody.
The details of the suspect’s arrest are unknown at this time.
Minnesota
After years at home, thousands of Minnesota state workers are about to return to the office
While labor unions have opposed the new policy, Walz has argued it still allows for flexibility and hopes it will strengthen workplace culture. The state’s workforce of some 40,000, not including those employed by colleges and universities, makes it the second-largest employer in Minnesota behind the Mayo Clinic.
The return to office push won’t fundamentally change the state’s implementation of that plan, said Wayne Waslaski, an assistant commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Administration. Many employees will still work remotely half the time, reducing space needs from pre-pandemic levels.
“From a space standpoint, we’ll still be in a smaller footprint even after accommodating for the updated telework policy,” Waslaski said.
Wayne Waslask shows off a conference room, which will be used for a new hybrid work schedule, at the State Administration Building. Waslask is the state’s Assistant Commissioner of Property and Risk Services. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Key to that strategy is the state’s embrace of shared workstations. At the Administration Building on the State Capitol campus in St. Paul, teams will work on-site together on the same days. Cubicles are smaller than they used to be — just 6 by 8 feet — and are to be cleaned and empty at the end of each day. Photos, spare ties and other personal effects are to be stored in nearby locker rooms.
Even the entire senior leadership team at the Department of Administration gave up their offices in favor of shared spaces, Waslaski said.
The Minnesota Timberwolves, by many standards, had another successful season in 2024-25.
After reaching the Western Conference Finals for just the second time in franchise history last year, Anthony Edwards and company had a bumpy regular season. Despite earning the No. 6 seed, the Wolves managed to knock off the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors en route to the third WCF appearance in the team’s history.
In the penultimate round of the playoffs, Minnesota was overmatched by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who won the series in five games to secure a spot in the NBA Finals. After another solid run comes to an end in the Western Conference Finals, the Wolves will now turn their attention to the draft.
General Manager Tim Connelly and company currently own the No. 17 and No. 31 overall picks in this year’s class, and could add valuable role players to their team on June 25.
Minnesota’s loss to the Thunder seemingly illustrated that the team needs more creation and playmaking alongside Edwards, as Mike Conley is 37-years-old and coming off a lackluster performance against OKC.
To fill this gap, the Wolves will likely turn to some of the young players on their roster, like Terrence Shannon Jr. and Rob Dillingham, but the team could also use a draft pick on another ball handler.
After being viewed as lottery picks by some analysts early in the season, Egor Demin, Kasparas Jakucionis and Nolan Traore could all be viable options for Chris Finch’s team. All three of the aforementioned prospects offer good size at the postion to go along with strong playmaking ability.
As a freshman at BYU, Demin averaged 10.6 points, 5.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 41.2% from the field and 27.3% from deep. At the NBA Combine, Demin measured at 6-foot-8 and a quarter of an inch with a wingspan stretching 6-foot-10 and a quarter of an inch.
Jakucionis tallied 15 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game while shooting 44% from the field and 31.8% from beyond the arc in his lone season at Illinois. The former FC Barcelona standout measured at 6-foot-4 and three quarters of an inch at the NBA Combine with a 6-foot-7 and three quarters of inch wingspan.
Traore, a 19-year-old prospect from France, averaged 11.6 points, 5.1 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game while shooting 39.2% from the floor and 30.4% from 3-point range playing for Saint-Quentin. Listed at 6-foot-5, Traore could be the next French prospect to make an impact in the NBA.
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