The latest news from Minnesota is a classic good news/bad news situation. The good news is that the state House of Representatives passed a medical marijuana bill, which is now on its way to the desk of Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty. This is the first time that a state legislature in the Midwest has ever passed a modern, effective medical marijuana bill. The bad news is that before passing the bill, they watered it down seriously. There are honest disagreements about this issue, but parts of the…