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MN HF4000

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/2/2020

Primary Sponsor

Aisha Gomez

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st Legislature 2019-2020

AI Summary

  • Redefines "small amount" of marijuana as 42.5 grams or less of cannabis flowers, or 8 grams or less of nonflower cannabis mixtures, effective August 1, 2020.

  • Prohibits the weight of fluid used in water pipes from being counted when determining marijuana mixture weights, and excludes fluid weight from other substance mixtures unless they contain four or more fluid ounces of fluid.

  • Authorizes expungement of records for persons convicted of marijuana possession violations that occurred before August 1, 2020, where the violation would constitute a petty misdemeanor under the new law.

  • Eliminates automatic driver's license revocation for low-level marijuana offenses; courts must now determine whether controlled substances were unlawfully possessed or sold while driving a motor vehicle before ordering any license revocation.

  • Applies all modifications retroactively to crimes committed on or after August 1, 2020, and permits juvenile offenders to petition for record expungement under the same standards as adults.

Legislative Description

Marijuana; small mount definitions and possession modified, water weight excluded from weight definition, expungement authorized in certain instances, and driver's license revocations repealed for low-level offenses.

Last Action

Author added Jordan

3/4/2020

Committee Referrals

Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy3/2/2020

Full Bill Text

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