State lawmakers gathered with Minneapolis community members Wednesday to discuss possible cannabis legalization, which saw varied responses.
The event, held in North Minneapolis, was the second of 15 "Be Heard on Cannabis" discussions to gather community input on the legalization and regulation of adult cannabis use in Minnesota hosted by House Majority Leader Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley. As recreational cannabis is becoming legal in more states, Winkler said his ultimate goal for these conversations is to ensure that Minnesota passes a law that “makes sense.”
“Basically, we want to know what the community’s goals are for legalization and what their concerns are and try to put together a policy or law or bill based off of these conversations that we have,” Winkler said.
Attendees from throughout the Twin Cities discussed the importance of ensuring that local communities have control of cannabis production in future legislation.
“We want to make sure it’s not just big corporations coming in to make a bunch of money as we make this change and that it actually benefits people in Minnesota,” Winkler said. “We are trying to take the best of all approaches.”
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