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The State of Minnesota has taken steps toward the legalization of recreational marijuana with the passage of separate bills in the House and Senate at the Minnesota State Legislature.

The law which took effect on Friday allows people 21 and older to buy edibles and beverages that contain a limited amount of THC, the ingredient in marijuana that creates a high.

Minnesota House Democrats will try again this year to make recreational marijuana legal in the state.

The State legislature is likely to address the possibility of legalizing marijuana for more than medical use during the 2020 legislative session. State Representative Tim O'Driscoll from Sartell joined me on WJON today.

Search nets 23 pounds of marijuana, guns, cash

Over 100 people from central Minnesota packed into the Mississippi Community Room at the St. Cloud Public Library Saturday to discuss the legalization of adult-use or recreational marijuana.

The debate on whether to legalize recreational marijuana will come to St. Cloud Saturday. Democratic State Representative Dan Wolgamott of St. Cloud is hosting a Cannabis Town Hall meeting.

Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall joined me on WJON today. She discussed their county planning efforts, the possibility of scheduling courts differently, where forfeiture and fine dollars go, legalizing marijuana and drones at festivals.

The Minneapolis Police Department says it will stop arresting people on low-level marijuana charges in the wake of sting operations that resulted in the disproportionate arrests of black people.

West Fargo police say a traffic stop on Interstate 94 netted 286 pounds of marijuana. Authorities say the drugs seized on Tuesday are worth nearly $1.4 million on the street.