(St. Paul, MN)--Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the bill to legalize cannabis this week. The bill will provide for the expungement of cannabis convictions. Chapter 63, House File 100 legalizes adult-use cannabis.  It will also establish a new Office of Cannabis Management to regulate the new industry. The law also directs the expungement or resentencing of cannabis-related convictions. The bill includes a 10% tax on recreational cannabis.

The bill will go into effect on August 1st.