Minutes

Present: Senator Foung Hawj - Chair, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen Vice Chair, Senator Justin D. Eichorn, Senator Steve Green, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Andrew R. Lang, Senator Kelly L. Morrison, Senator Nathan Wesenberg

Absent: Senator John A. Hoffman

Senator Foung Hawj called the meeting to order at 3:03pm

S.F. 73: Senator Port: Cannabis provisions modification.

Testifiers: Shawn Weber (Crested River Cannabis Co; President, MN Hemp Growers Coop); Ted Galaty (Farmer, Willow's Keep Farm and Hemp Maze); Jesse Ventura (Former Governor); Tom Evenstad (citizen); Dr Clemon Dabney (CSO, Uniflora Holistics); Angela Dawson (Founder and President, 40 Acre Coop); Tom Cotter (Superior Cannabis Company); David Benson-Staebler (SAVE); Glenn McElfresh (Co-founder, Plift Beverages); Tom Johnson (Government Relations Director, MPCA); Leili Fatehi (MN is Ready); 

 

A37 - Senator Eichorn offered and requested a roll call - failed by roll call 4/5 (Ayes: Eichorn, Green, Lang, Wesenberg; Nays: Hawj, Hauschild, McEwen, Kunesh, Morrison; Absent: Hoffman)

 

A38 - Senator Eichorn offered and requested a roll call - failed by roll call 4/5 (Ayes: Eichorn, Green, Lang, Wesenberg; Nays: Hawj, Hauschild, McEwen, Kunesh, Morrison; Absent: Hoffman)

 

Senator Green requested roll call on final passage - 5/4 - motion for final passage prevails

Ayes: Hawj, Hauschild, McEwen, Kunesh, Morrison

Nays:  Eichorn, Green, Lang, Wesenberg

Senator McEwen moved that S.F. 73, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Transportation Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:35pm

Senator Foung Hawj, Chair	Maikao Vue, Legislative Assistant