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New adult-use cannabis dispensary opens in Minnesota, closest to Twin Cities

New adult-use cannabis dispensary opens in Minnesota, closest to Twin Cities

The Sweetest Grass is about 182 miles from downtown Minneapolis, making it the closest dispensary to the Twin Cities — at least until Prairie Island Indian Community opens its dispensary, planned for later this month.
by Clay Masters

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A new marijuana dispensary opening this week will be the closest to the Twin Cities

A new marijuana dispensary opening this week will be the closest to the Twin Cities

A new adult-use cannabis dispensary opens Thursday. It’s called The Sweetest Grass, and it will now be the closest dispensary to the Twin Cities metro. It’s 182 miles or a little more than 3 hours from downtown Minneapolis to Walker, just west of Leech Lake in Cass County.
by Clay Masters

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Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here's what to know

Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here's what to know

If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health. Here’s why they're better than BMI.
by Allison Aubrey

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Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

Rural health care in the U.S. is facing a crisis. We visited a town in Georgia to see how some people are getting health care and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.
by Obed Manuel, A Martinez, Milton Guevara and Adam Bearne

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The story of a poet’s heart: How a collection of poetry survived its author’s death

The story of a poet’s heart: How a collection of poetry survived its author’s death

“Chamber After Chamber,” Saara Myrene Raappana’s debut poetry collection, reflects a decade of dedication and was published shortly after her death from cancer.
by Emily Bright

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What to make of the new COVID variants, FLiRT

What to make of the new COVID variants, FLiRT

Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and former White House COVID-19 response coordinator, returned to All Things Considered to speak with host Ailsa Chang about what the new variants could bring.
by NPR Staff

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