The Minnesota House adopted the conference committee report on Senate File 2370 and repassed the bill as amended by the conference committee, a package of changes intended to move Minnesota closer to a tested, regulated adult-use cannabis market while preserving and improving the medical framework.

Representative Nora Stevenson, who explained the report, said the conference committee “prevailed on most of the House provisions” and added direction for the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to return with a streamlining proposal for the medical program. Stevenson also cited steps to increase testing capacity and an expungement provision. Representative Pat West urged members to support the conference report, saying the bill “brings us one step closer to having a safe, tested, and legal market in Minnesota.”

Floor remarks highlighted specific provisions: authorization for licensing wholesalers of low‑potency hemp beverages to help craft breweries and small producers, measures intended to increase testing capacity ahead of market launch, and a call to preserve a viable medical cannabis pathway for patients. Representative West warned that Minnesota lagged other states on store openings and said the bill “helps hemp businesses continue to compete” and supports medical cannabis providers by reducing regulatory burdens.

Representative Hansen, addressing local control, said the law places defined but limited responsibilities on local governments and encouraged members to work with their cities and counties on remaining local steps; Hansen also noted that any delays in the market beyond projected launches would fall in part to local governments.

The clerk recorded 80 ayes and 50 nays; the report was adopted and the bill repassed as amended by the conference committee.