Recreational marijuana bill on edge of becoming Minnesota law

Minnesota stood on the edge of joining the nearly two dozen states with legal marijuana after the House voted 73-57 Thursday night to pass the fina...

May 26, 2023
4:32 AM

Minnesota stood on the edge of joining the nearly two dozen states with legal marijuana after the House voted 73-57 Thursday night to pass the final version of an adult-use cannabis bill. A Senate vote is expected to follow shortly. It's a monumental shift in drug policy, even though people on both ends of the debate acknowledged that use is prevalent despite its status as illegal now. Rep. Patricia Mueller, R-Austin, who opposed the bill when a version initially passed in the House last month, said she had come around to backing it despite having continued reservations.

Brian Bakst