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‘A historic thing’: Duluth dispensary is first state-licensed microbusiness to sell cannabis
Legacy Cannabis in Duluth opened at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday. They are the first state-licensed cannabis microbusiness to start selling recreational cannabis in Minnesota.
Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children
RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids. 
Trying to get a COVID vaccine right now? Here's what to know
If you're not over 65 or have certain risk factors, it might be hard to get one but not necessarily impossible. Here's what to know about the confusing and fast-changing rules for getting the shot.
Appeals court allows Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.
Judge says law allowing jail inmates access to prescriptions can continue for now
The law passed with bipartisan support last session as part of the public safety bill. Chief Judge Sara Grewing had paused the law earlier while she considered whether to grant an injunction.
How turmoil at the CDC could threaten public health
Turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created confusion around who can get vaccines in Minnesota. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks with a pediatrician and a public health professor about how public health is changing under U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.