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Medical marijuana advocates drop 2010 push, will wait ’til Pawlenty’s gone

By Andy Birkey | 03.02.10 | 9:00 am

Advocates of legalizing medical marijuana for chronically and terminally ill patients have decided to scale back their campaign to pass such legislation this year because of Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto pen. In 2009, both chambers at the Capitol…

Medical marijuana will be back at the capitol in 2010

By Andy Birkey | 01.20.10 | 11:27 am

When Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed a bill last spring that would’ve allowed chronically ill patients to use marijuana medicinally, advocates vowed to take the issue to the people in the form of a constitutional amendment. But as the 2010 legislative session nears, medical marijuana groups say they’ll take a more measured approach and work with law enforcement and the governor one last time.