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Minnesota Senate flips to Dem, Legal Mj will pass now.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Former governor Jesse Ventura says that Gov. Tim Walz, fresh off Tuesday's vote that will send the DFL incumbent to a second term, told him that legalizing marijuana will be "one of the first" things that gets passed by the incoming state legislature.

The comments were made on a podcast with his son, Tyrel Ventura. The former governor said that Walz also invited him to the ceremony where he signs the bill into law.

A spokesperson with Walz confirmed Jesse Ventura's comments, adding that they "may work together to get something done."

This comes after voters flipped the Minnesota Senate, which had been in the Republican Party's control going into this week's midterms.

The Minnesota House passed a bill last May to allow adult-use recreational cannabis in the state. It also had provisions that expunged low-level cannabis convictions, including for possessing small amounts. But the policy failed in the Senate, where Republicans rejected it -- though some expressed openness to further decriminalization.