Vigil for Victims of Cannabis Prohibition – April 20, 2018

Sensible Minnesota is organizing a silent vigil at the Minnesota State Capitol to be held on 4/20/2018. Traditionally, this day is used for activists as an opportunity to “rally for the cause,” but given incidents like Philando Castile’s death and the tens of thousands of patients unable to access medical cannabis in Minnesota, Sensible Minnesota has [...]

By |2018-07-05T15:02:13-05:00March 15th, 2018|Events, Stories|0 Comments

Profile: TJ Tidd

Sensible Minnesota will feature a regular segment highlighting cannabis consumers across the state until Minnesota adopts sensible policies for the adult and medical use of cannabis. If you would like to be featured in the segment and share your experiences, please visit "Share Your Story". From TJ's mom, Heather:We adopted TJ when he was four, [...]

By |2018-07-28T00:23:27-05:00November 13th, 2017|Medical Cannabis, Stories|0 Comments

#Justice4Philando: Cannabis use is not justification for manslaughter

“How many murders… and deeds of maniac insanity [marijuana] causes each year, especially among the young, can only be conjectured; [n]o one knows.”– Harry Anslinger, Former Commissioner of the US Treasury Department’s Federal Bureau of Narcotics (July 1937). In 2015 journalist Johann Hari published Chasing the Scream—a compelling narrative addressing the war on drugs with [...]

By |2018-07-28T03:34:27-05:00June 17th, 2017|Police, Social Issue, Stories|0 Comments

Profile: Joan Barron

Sensible Minnesota will feature a regular segment highlighting cannabis consumers across the state until Minnesota adopts sensible policies for the adult and medical use of cannabis. If you would like to be featured in the segment and share your experiences, please contact [email protected]. My son Adam was such a good baby; he was always smiling, [...]

By |2019-07-17T19:20:06-05:00April 18th, 2017|Medical Cannabis, Social Issue, Stories|0 Comments

Profile: Trey and Angela Brown

Sensible Minnesota will feature a regular segment highlighting cannabis consumers across the state until Minnesota adopts sensible policies for the adult and medical use of cannabis. If you would like to be featured in the segment and share your experiences, please contact [email protected].  Angela Brown was charged with child endangerment after giving cannabis oil purchased [...]

By |2018-07-28T04:13:42-05:00March 27th, 2017|Medical Cannabis, Stories|0 Comments

Profile: Jerry Anderson

Sensible Minnesota will feature a regular segment highlighting cannabis consumers across the state until Minnesota adopts sensible policies for the adult and medical use of cannabis. If you would like to be featured in the segment and share your experiences, please contact [email protected]. In late November of last year, I began to suffer some severe abdominal [...]

By |2018-07-28T04:24:28-05:00March 6th, 2017|Medical Cannabis, Stories|0 Comments

Women Grow Leadership Summit

Written by Maren Schroeder, Vice President, Sensible Minnesota The views and opinions in this post reflect my personal views and do not speak for Sensible Minnesota. I appreciate my fellow leaders granting me the opportunity to share about this experience via our blog. Recently I was given the opportunity to attend the Women Grow Leadership Summit [...]

By |2018-08-01T14:51:59-05:00February 9th, 2017|Organization News, Social Issue, Stories|0 Comments