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May 18, 2013

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Owner of controversial Duluth shop files to run for president

Jim Carlson. owner of "The Last Place on Earth," was named in petitions submitted to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office by the Grassroots Party. Grassroots is a perennial minor party that seeks to promote the legalization of marijuana, and its presidential ticket first appeared on Minnesota's ballot in 1986. Carlson's shop has been raided by authorities for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana.