Former governor launches Jesse Ventura Farms cannabis brandMarch 27, 2024 4:32 PMBy Matt SepicFormer Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is launching his own brand of cannabis edibles. Ventura is partnering with Columbia Heights-based Retro Bakery, which is producing hemp-derived THC edibles under the Jesse Ventura Farms brand.
All Minnesota public school students can access free mental health careMarch 27, 2024 3:35 PMFarah Hussein, a mental health therapist in Minneapolis Public Schools, wants families to know that students can sign up for free therapy, and that care is confidential. Meanwhile, a new study examines how students benefited after public schools in Hennepin County began offering mental health services to all.
Play8min 01secAs state government rolls out legal cannabis, nonprofit works to prepare people to enter the marketMarch 27, 2024 12:13 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa KuznetsovAfter legalization, activists formed a nonprofit to inform community members about the rollout of the new cannabis law.
Play4min 26secMinneapolis at forefront of alternatives to policing, mental health crisis responseMarch 27, 2024 4:00 AMBy Jon CollinsSince 2021, the city of Minneapolis has expanded its Behavioral Crisis Response unit to include dozens of staff working 24/7.
Minnesota medication abortion provider on what’s at stake in SCOTUS mifepristone caseMarch 26, 2024 6:08 PMBy Tom Crann and Ngoc BuiThe Supreme Court is debating a case brought by an anti-abortion group challenging the loosening of restrictions on mifepristone, which is used in medication abortion, during the pandemic. Dr. Julie Amaon with Just the Pill, a telehealth provider of medication abortion and other sexual and reproductive health services, shared her perspective on what’s at stake.
Justices seem skeptical of challenge to restrict access to abortion pill March 26, 2024 3:12 PMBy NPR Washington Desk At issue in the case is more than abortion rights. It's the entire structure of the FDA's regulatory power to approve drugs and continually evaluate their safety.
Play8min 41secA look at the risks of CTE in hockey following former Wild player Chris Simon’s deathMarch 26, 2024 1:19 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa KuznetsovChronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, is a disease that affects people with repeated head injuries.
Play8min 57secAddressing the disparity in access to colon cancer screenings in MinnesotaMarch 26, 2024 1:12 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Alanna ElderA program at M Health Fairview is in its 10th year of providing free colonoscopies to underserved communities.
Plan for St. Cloud homeless shelter moves ahead despite business oppositionMarch 26, 2024 10:22 AMBy Kirsti MarohnAvivo, a nonprofit that operates a shelter with small, indoor units in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood, wants to build a similar facility in St. Cloud to house 56 people.
Play7min 15secA Supreme Court abortion pill case with potential consequences for every other drug March 26, 2024 4:42 AMBy Nina Totenberg At issue is the FDA's regulatory power to approve drugs and continually evaluate their safety — a system that until now has been widely viewed as the gold standard for both safety and innovation