marijuana

ADRIAN — An Adrian man was taken into custody at the Nobles County Jail last week for drug charges stemming back to last year. A warrant was issued for Benjamin Spanbauer, 31, back in October 2013 after he failed to appear in court. He is facing six different felony sale and...

MADISON — An attorney filed motions in district court Wednesday seeking to dismiss a charge of child endangerment against Angela Brown, who has used medical cannabis to treat her son. Immediately after the hearing, Brown, 38, of Madison, and attorney Michael Hughes of Bend, Ore.,...

MADISON — Patrick McClellan was hoping to make a better than three-hour drive from the Twin Cities to Madison in far western Minnesota to present a petition Tuesday to Lac qui Parle County Attorney Rick Stulz and join in a peaceful protest outside the county courthouse today in...

COTTAGE GROVE — Dirt is moving at the future site of LeafLine Labs’ medical marijuana manufacturing facility in the Cottage Grove Business Park. The city is southeast of St. Paul along the Mississippi River. The city sold 24 acres of land to LeafLine Labs Dec. 4 for about...

WORTHINGTON — A Worthington man is facing drug charges after police allegedly found various drugs in his possession. Jay Syhavong, 19, is facing one count of fifth-degree drug possession, one count of introducing contraband into a jail and one count of possession of a small...

SHELDON, Iowa — A two-month investigation into several business burglaries in Sheldon has resulted in the arrest of a Sheldon man. Travis Dean Staab, 27, was arrested on multiple charges after officers of the Sheldon Police Department executed a search warrant Wednesday. Officers...

WORTHINGTON — A Bigelow man was arrested on several drug-related charges after a report of a rollover vehicle accident led to the discovery of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Jeffrey John Tosch, 34, is facing several charges: one count of fifth-degree drug possession; one...

ST. PAUL — There are 29 potential makers of medical marijuana vying for the two state-approved facilities allowed by Minnesota law. The Minnesota Department of Health announced Friday that it received 29 letters of intent to apply for the state medical cannabis program. The Health...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota officials on Friday began seeking two companies to grow marijuana and produce medicine from the plant. Anyone wanting to make the medicine must notify the state Health Department by Sept. 19 and file the application by Oct. 3. State officials plan to announce...

LUVERNE — A Brandon, S.D., woman is facing drug charges after law enforcement executed a search Saturday and discovered 47.4 grams of marijuana in her vehicle. Ashlee Michele Martin, 19, is facing one count of a felony fifth-degree drug possession, one misdemeanor count of possessing...

ST. PAUL — A tip from an informant and the overwhelming smell of marijuana spurred a bust yielding hundreds of plants and more than $100,000 in cash from a sophisticated grow operation, Dakota County authorities say. Four people were charged May 30 with conspiracy to commit second-...

MINNEAPOLIS — A year ago, University of Minnesota researchers received a $9.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study pain in patients with sickle cell disease. Normally, such an award would quickly launch a study, but lead researcher Kalpna Gupta is still...

CHRISTOPHER SNOWBECK St. Paul Pioneer Press ST. PAUL — Minnesota is on the cusp of joining more than 20 states in legalizing medical marijuana. The state Senate voted 46-16 on Friday for a bill that would provide cannabis in the form of liquids and pills to terminally ill...