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The question of legalizing recreational marijuana in Minnesota was reintroduced in the Legislature this week. House Democrats are pushing the legislation to legalize marijuana, to expunge minor marijuana convictions. It would, they say, create a fair, regulated marketplace for marijuana and “address the deep inequities in our criminal justice system,” according to House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler of Golden Valley.
There is little chance of this measure making it through the Republican-controlled Senate, however. That’s fine with us. Marijuana may not pose the same dangers as narcotic like heroin or cocaine or meth, but it is still carries physical and emotional effects that must be weighed against any potential tax revenue the state may gain from the legalized sale.
The tide is shifting as Minnesota House moves to legalize recreational cannabis
Lawmakers say legalizing recreational marijuana would modernize Minnesota s drug laws to fit shifting public opinion, and be a step toward making the justice system more equitable. Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | ×
A jar of legal marijuana buds of cannabis in the hands of a man in this file photo. South Dakota is set to legalize recreational marijuana on July 1, which will create some challenges for law enforcement in Minnesota. (Shutterstock photo)
ST. PAUL Minnesota House members are pushing to legalize recreational marijuana and expunge low-level marijuana charges retroactively, saying their bill is a step toward addressing the unequal enforcement of drug laws between races and modernizing drug law to fit changing public opinion.
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MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota House Democrats launched a push Monday to legalize recreational marijuana and automatically expunge most minor cannabis convictions, framing the issue as crucial to narrow racial disparities in the legal system.
“The issue of legalizing cannabis, creating a fair, regulated marketplace, addressing the deep inequities in our criminal justice system, is a mainstream, bipartisan, broadly supported issue,” Democratic House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, of Golden Valley, said at a news conference.
Fifteen other states plus the District of Columbia have already legalized recreational marijuana for adults to varying degrees, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, They include neighboring South Dakota, a heavily Republican state where it passed with 54% of the vote in November, although it still faces a court challenge there. Minnesota is one of many states that allow medical marijuana, but its restrictions are some of the c
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