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Reefer Madness

Rapidly changing regulations in the cannabis industry are leaving small businesses behind, and their customers are frustrated.

For a budding market, the recreational cannabis industry in the U.S. has hit some major roadblocks. Small businesses across the country trying to capitalize on the legalization of marijuana in their states now find themselves struggling to stay afloat. New rules, new taxes, a major shift in marijuana's federal classification, and a tightening of hemp regulations have licensed dealers irate. As a result, some pot users are turning back to the black market, where the unlicensed product is more affordable—and more dangerous.

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Olivia Hines
January 28, 2026
Falling Through the Cracks EconomyHousingMinnesota

Falling Through the Cracks

Despite efforts to increase affordable housing, homelessness remains prevalent

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development counted nearly 7,000 people who experience homelessness in Minnesota. The reasons? A lack of affordable housing, employment and discrimination. Even for homeless people who work, the gap between living on the streets and living in a house is often insurmountable.

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Rachel Lieberman
February 20, 2019
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