The Minnesota Home Commerce Finance and Coverage Committee final week authorized Democratic Rep. Zack Stephenson’s proposal to legalize adult-use hashish, KARE 11 experiences. The measure nonetheless has 12 Home committees and an identical quantity within the Senate earlier than making it to the ground of both chamber for a last vote.
Stephenson informed KARE 11 that he was “actually inspired and actually constructive” about how the invoice moved by way of the committee.
“Our purpose on this invoice is to foster native and small companies to provide them the instruments they should be profitable, a lot the identical approach we’ve seen success within the craft trade on the alcohol aspect.” — Stephenson to KARE 11
Throughout the listening to, Republicans on the committee tried so as to add provisions to the laws to permit municipalities to ban retail hashish dispensaries or create their very own licensing methods.
John Hausladen, of the Minnesota Trucking Affiliation, testified in opposition to the reforms over street issues of safety and considerations that legalization would make it tougher for the trucking trade to seek out workers as a result of federal regulation prohibits hashish use and requires pre-employment drug screenings for trade candidates. Hausladen stated he was additionally involved concerning the lack of “dependable roadside checks to evaluate (hashish) impairment.”
The measure contains language to create an “oral fluid roadside check” pilot program which might first be used to assist officers decide what number of impaired drivers are on the street and whether or not the roadside check works.
The invoice is headed subsequent to the Home Committee on Capital Funding.
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