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Happy August! A few showers are possible later in the day for northern Minnesota Tuesday. Some of that activity could reach central and southern Minnesota Tuesday night, but showers will be more isolated. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: Marijuana is legal in Minnesota starting today for people 21 and older. We'll have coverage from across the state on what to expect.

🎧 Coming up at 9 a.m. , MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what’s allowed, what’s not and what’s next for cannabis with a Minnesota mayor and the state lawmaker behind the cannabis legalization bill.

And we want to hear from you, too. What questions do you have about how and where cannabis can be used or grown under the new law? What questions do you have about how sales will be regulated? Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour of the show.
 
Recreational cannabis is now legal in Minnesota. Here’s what we know

Cannabis is now legal for adults 21 and older to use and possess in Minnesota, making it the 23rd state in the country to legalize cannabis for recreational use. The first dispensary selling marijuana for recreational use is now open and selling to people on the Red Lake Nation in north-central Minnesota. 

Here’s what we know so far about the legalization of recreational cannabis in Minnesota.
 
What else we're watching:
Fergus Falls nonprofit to help forgive medical debt for 3,700 Minnesotans. Starting Aug. 7, about 3,700 people whose annual household income is under $78,880 will start receiving pink envelopes in the mail saying their medical debt is paid off.

Minnesota cannabis businesses hope to plant the seed for home growing. Starting Tuesday, Minnesotans 21 and older will be allowed to use, possess and grow marijuana. But vendors in the state won’t be able to sell marijuana products until later — when they get approval from the state’s Office of Cannabis Management.

Two supermoons, including a rare blue supermoon, ahead in August.  This August brings a rare lunar feat. MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner has the details.

Kowalski's workers narrowly avoid strike as organizing surges in Twin Cities. For more on the context of this moment, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Peter Rachleff. He’s co-executive director of the East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul, and a retired history professor at Macalester College specializing in labor history.

— Sam Stroozas,  MPR News
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