Expungements of low-level marijuana convictions are delayed due to technical problems. Meanwhile, the state continues its search for a cannabis director, and the industry’s rules won’t be adopted until early next year.
Unexpected roadblocks have hampered the implementation of Minnesota’s new recreational marijuana law, and state officials expect it will take at least another year of work before all of its provisions take effect.
The state is still searching for a director of the Office of Cannabis Management five months after the marijuana bill was signed into law. The first hire resigned last year and a rumored replacement left state government. On top of that, “technical and programmatic changes” have postponed the state’s promise to automatically expunge all marijuana-related petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor convictions issued in Minnesota.
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