Maren Schroeder, Author at Sensible Change Minnesota

Sensible Change Minnesota Calls on Governor, Legislative Leaders, to Ensure Medical Cannabis Safety in Wake of Vaping-Related Illnesses

Sensible Change Minnesota Calls on Governor, Legislative Leaders, to Ensure Medical Cannabis Safety in Wake of Vaping-Related Illnesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Paul – September 8, 2019 Sensible Change Minnesota Calls on Governor, Legislative Leaders, to Ensure Medical Cannabis Safety in Wake of Vaping-Related Illnesses With the surge of vaping-related lung illnesses reported in the media, Sensible Change Minnesota is calling on elected leaders to immediately address access to and the affordability

Introducing our 2019 Summer Interns

Introducing our 2019 Summer Interns

Sensible Change Minnesota is excited to introduce you to our two summer interns! Rory O'Brien, Policy & Organizing Intern Rory O’Brien is a student at Minneapolis College majoring in Addiction Counseling with plans at working towards dual licensure for LADC and LCSW. She is on the board of Minneapolis College’s Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

Minnesota House Prioritizes Patient Access

Minnesota House Prioritizes Patient Access

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Paul - April 7, 2019 On Friday, April 5th, the House Health and Human Services Committee adopted changes to a bill affecting the state’s medical cannabis program which would improve access and affordability for Minnesota’s patients. The measures, brought forward by Representative Rod Hamilton (R - Mountain Lake), add chronic

Minnesota Senate Halts Patient Access/Blocks Affordability Measures

Minnesota Senate Halts Patient Access/Blocks Affordability Measures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Paul - March 22, 2019 Yesterday Republican Senator Dan Hall presented his bill SF1070, which makes changes to Minnesota’s medical cannabis program, to the Senate Health and Human Service Finance and Policy Committee. Senator Melisa Franzen, a Democrat from Edina, offered two bill amendments to make medical cannabis more accessible

Support of HF 400 and SF 751; Opioid Product Stewardship Bill

Support of HF 400 and SF 751; Opioid Product Stewardship Bill

Today our team sent the below letter to Representative Liz Olson and Senator Julie Rosen thanking them for their work on the Opioid Stewardship Bill. We encourage you to reach out to your representatives and ask them to support HF 400 and SF 751.

Sensible Change Minnesota’s 2019 ‘One Minnesota’ Adult Use Legislative Priorities for 2019

Sensible Change Minnesota’s 2019 ‘One Minnesota’ Adult Use Legislative Priorities for 2019

Sensible Change Minnesota, the policy partner of Sensible Minnesota, supports policies that create safer and more inclusive communities. Cannabis legalization is a priority issue and, while we debate what that looks like, we will work to ensure proposed policies account for the anticipated consequences of legalization. Our team was involved with the creation and

About Maren Schroeder