Minnesota’s governor says that Iowa adults are welcome to visit his state, catch a baseball game and buy marijuana under the state’s newly implemented legalization law.
In an interview with Iowa PBS that aired on Friday, Gov. Tim Walz (D) was asked whether Iowa residents could visit his state and participate in the cannabis market while their own state maintains prohibition.
Walz started by saying that “prohibition doesn’t work,” that marijuana enforcement has disproportionately impacted Black communities and that the “illicit cannabis trade is also now dangerous with fentanyl and xylazine and some of the other things we see on the streets.”
But now that Minnesota has legalized marijuana for adults 21 and older, Iowans are free to take a trip across the state border to partake in its marketplace, though there’s currently only two tribally owned cannabis shops that are operational as regulators work to license traditional retailers, which isn’t expected to happen until at least 2024.
Walz even gave Iowa adults some pointers if they’re considering visiting.
“Iowans are certainly welcome to come up and enjoy a baseball game or Vikings game or whatever they want to do,” he said. “They can partake legally in [cannabis] just like
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