...Republican Sens. Jim Abeler and Michelle Benson, who helped assemble the large health and human services bill that included the THC edible provision, expressed confusion about the new law last week. Abeler, of Anoka, said in an interview he did not realize the law would legalize edibles containing any THC, and he called for the Legislature to consider rolling it back.

Benson, of Ham Lake, refused to answer questions about whether she understood the law's full impact. "Do you think we made gummies legal? One of the papers had a story that said gummies were legal. Obviously someone isn't reading the law," Benson said.

While they did not promote the bill during the session, (Ryan) Winkler and DFL Rep. Heather Edelson, the bill's author, said they were transparent about it. The bill received multiple public committee hearings in the Democratic-controlled House.

"Regulations and science are complicated things," Winkler said. "Just because we did it in the public eye doesn't mean that everybody was paying attention or tracking it."