Another Minnesota House Committee Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, With Senate Panel Considering Amendments
“Minnesota’s current laws are doing more harm than good”
Another Minnesota House committee approved a bill to legalize marijuana in the state on Tuesday, with a Senate panel also taking up its version of the legislation but delaying a vote until Wednesday.
The House Health Finance and Policy Committee passed the legislation from Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) in a voice vote on Monday, marking the 10th panel to clear the reform in that chamber.
In the Senate, meanwhile, the Health and Human Services Committee took up a companion measure that’s being sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Port (D). While the panel acted on several amendments, it ran out of time to finish its work on the legislation for the day.
“Minnesota’s current laws are doing more harm than good,” Stephenson told members ahead of the vote. “Minnesotans deserve the freedom and respect to make their own decisions about cannabis.”
Port said at the hearing in her chamber that “prohibition of cannabis is a failed system that has not achieved the desired goals and has had incredible costs for our communities, especially for communities of color.”
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