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Photos: Today at the Legislature

The Capitol chandelier was illuminated for Statehood Week, Sunday liquor sales died and the House passed medical marijuana.

By Glen Stubbe

May 9, 2014 at 11:39PM

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The Capitol chandelier was illuminated for Statehood Week.

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Sen. Roger Reinert, DFL-Duluth and Rep. Jennifer Loon, R-Eden Prairie held a news conference to explain why Minnesota will have to wait at least another year before beer can be sold on Sunday and left the door open to a possible constitutional amendment.

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Minority leader Kurt Daudt got a surprise gift.

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Medical Marijuana bill author Rep. Carly Melin got some engouraging words from Majority Leader Erin Murphy half way through the floor debate.

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Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, looked up at families who are advocates for the bill. He said he changed his mind and will vote yes for this bill. He has MS and could benefit from medical marijuana.

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Medical marijuana advocates hugged after the vote. The House passed the medical marijuana bill by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 86-39.

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about the writer

Glen Stubbe

Photographer

Photojournalist Glen Stubbe has been chief political photographer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2011 and was business photographer and photo editor before that. He was named Visual MN Photographer of the Year twice in a row, first in 2015, and then combined 2016-2017.