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F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i on pl ea s e c o n t a c t : E m i l y M y a t t , Mi n n e so t a n s fo r a S m o k e -Fr e e G e n e r a t i o n co -c h a i r a t e m i ly .m y a t t @ c an c e r .o r g o r (6 0 8 ) 295 -5 9 8 5 . Smoke is smoke. Smoke from cannabis contains many of the same toxins, irritants and carcinogens as found in tobacco smoke and secondhand smoke can be a serious health hazard (Marijuana and Lung Health, 2021). Minnesotans expect and deserve the right to breathe clean air in indoor spaces. Minnesota’s Clean Indoor Air Act prohibits the use of all heated and combustible products intended for inhalation, including tobacco, nicotine, cannabis and other smoking and aerosol products in all workplaces where cigarette smoking is already prohibited. Burned, inhaled, or vaporized cannabinoid products (recreational or medicinal) should not be used where smoking is prohibited, following state and local clean indoor air laws and ordinances. Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation supports legislation to ensure all public workplaces, including cannabis retailers, follow state and local clean-indoor air laws to ensure no rollbacks of existing clean indoor air. M A I N T A I N S T R O N G C L E A N I N D O O R A I R Secondhand smoke (whether from commercial tobacco or cannabis) disproportionately impacts children, low wage earners, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. All Minnesotans deserve the right to breathe clean air at home. Enforcement of smoke-free multiunit housing policies should balance the goal of protecting residents from secondhand and thirdhand smoke exposure with the goal of ensuring housing stability for all residents. It is pertinent that property owners, managers, common interest communities, and local jurisdictions have the authority to adopt smoke-free policies (stronger than current state law) that prohibit the smoking of cannabis and commercial tobacco products in and on multi-unit housing property to protect residents, staff, and guests from harmful secondhand exposure. MSFG Recommendation: Replace ‘multifamily housing’ with ‘multiunit residence’ and ‘Multiunit residence means a building or portion thereof designed or used for residential occupancy by two or more households in separate dwelling units.” Smoke-free multiunit housing ordinance (Public Health Law Center) Revise $250 fine to ability to pay, community service, or other noncriminal sanctions. Local jurisdictions should be allowed to regulate smoke-free housing, even if the smoke-free housing provision is removed. Local regulations should include guardrails to protect housing stability and ensure any local action does not include criminal sanctions. C A N N A B I S , C O M M E R C I A L T O B A C C O , A N D S M O K E -F R E E H O U S I N G