Minnesota enacts HF 100, becoming the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis

On May 30, 2023—with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura sitting beside him—Governor Tim Walz signed House File 100 (HF 100) into law after it passed the Minnesota House 73–57 and the Senate 34–32, making Minnesota the 23rd state in the nation to legalize adult-use cannabis.

What became legal in Minnesota on August 1, 2023

A year after Minnesota lawmakers accidentally gained national attention by legalizing low-dose hemp-derived THC edibles (5 mg per serving / 50 mg per package) in July 2022, HF 100 enacted comprehensive adult-use legalization starting August 1, 2023:

• Public and home possession: Adults 21 and older may possess up to 2 ounces of cannabis flower in public, 8 grams of cannabis concentrate, and 800 milligrams of THC in edible products—plus store up to 2 pounds of cannabis flower inside their private residence.
• Home cultivation: Households may grow up to 8 cannabis plants (with no more than 4 mature, flowering plants at one time) in an enclosed, locked space not open to public view.
• Automatic misdemeanor expungement & tribal compacts: The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension began automatically expunging over 57,000 low-level cannabis misdemeanor records, while Sovereign Native American nations in Minnesota (starting with the Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation in August 2023) opened the state’s first legal adult-use dispensaries ahead of the broader Office of Cannabis Management licensing rollout in 2025.

Photo: Adobe Stock. Contextual stock: Minnesota State Capitol House of Representatives Chamber; capture date unspecified, not a photograph of the HF 100 vote or signing.