Recreational Cannabis Bill Clears 6th House Committee

By Robert Lawson

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The Minnesota House is advancing its bill to legalize recreational cannabis through the State of Minnesota's legislature, where it has cleared through six committees so far

The latest committee to hear and voice approval was the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee According to marijuanamoment net, the legislation from Rep Zack Stephenson (D) was approved last week in a voice vote

The Senate panel hearing on a companion version was also scheduled, but it’s been postponed, according to the outlet Stephenson commented on the proceedings

Minnesotans are ready for this

Our current laws regarding cannabis are doing more harm than good Stephenson said “Minnesotans deserve the freedom and respect to make their own decisions about cannabis use

Stephenson explained the new approach he and other lawmakers are taking regarding cannabis use

“We’ll take a very comprehensive approach to cannabis legalization regulation in Minnesota, with the aim of supplanting a currently unregulated illicit marketplace with a safe legal marketplace,” he said

The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee hearing was livestreamed on YouTube and the recording is still available and was shared by the Marijuana Moment website this past week as well

In the Senate, the bill has sponsorship from Lindsey Port

(D) It has passed through at least four committees as of Monday There are a total of 18 committees for the bill to get through in the state legislature

A hearing in the State and Local Government and Veterans Committee that was planned for today was pushed back, according to sources DFL lawmakers, who hold a majority in the legislature with support from Governor Tim Walz (D), are confident they can get through the committees and pass the legislation allowing for legal recreational marijuana use in the state of Minnesota Walz also wants to expunge many cases involving marijuana related offenses in the state and expects cannabis tax revenue plans This was recently outlined in his biennial budget request to the legislature Several grassroots cannabis groups are watching closely