2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.31 — Cannabis Manufacturer Licensing And Operations.

342.31 CANNABIS MANUFACTURER LICENSING AND OPERATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Authorized actions.
A cannabis manufacturer license, consistent with the specific license endorsement or endorsements, entitles the license holder to:
(1) purchase cannabis flower, cannabis products, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate, and artificially derived cannabinoids from a cannabis microbusiness, a cannabis mezzobusiness, a cannabis cultivator, another cannabis manufacturer, or a cannabis wholesaler;
(2) purchase hemp plant parts and propagules from an industrial hemp grower licensed under chapter 18K;
(3) purchase hemp concentrate from an industrial hemp processor licensed under chapter 18K;
(4) accept cannabis flower from unlicensed persons who are at least 21 years of age provided that the cannabis manufacturer does not accept more than two ounces from an individual on a single occasion;
(5) make cannabis concentrate;
(6) make hemp concentrate, including hemp concentrate with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent as measured by weight;
(7) manufacture artificially derived cannabinoids;
(8) manufacture adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for public consumption;
(9) package and label adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for sale to customers;
(10) sell cannabis concentrate, hemp concentrate, artificially derived cannabinoids, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products to other cannabis businesses; and
(11) perform other actions approved by the office.
Subd. 2.
Size limitations.
The office shall establish a limit on the manufacturing of cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products a cannabis manufacturer may perform.
Subd. 3.
Additional information required.
In addition to the information required to be submitted under section 342.14, subdivision 1, and rules adopted pursuant to that section, a person, cooperative, or business seeking a cannabis manufacturer license must submit the following information in a form approved by the office:
(1) an operating plan demonstrating the proposed layout of the facility, including a diagram of ventilation and filtration systems; plans for wastewater and waste disposal for the manufacturing facility; plans for providing electricity, water, and other utilities necessary for the normal operation of the manufacturing facility; and plans for compliance with applicable building code and federal and state environmental and workplace safety requirements; and
(2) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation requirements for the endorsement being sought.
Subd. 4.
Multiple licenses; limits.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis manufacturer license may also hold a cannabis cultivator license, a medical cannabis cultivator license, a medical cannabis processor license, and a cannabis event organizer license.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), no person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis manufacturer license may own or operate any other cannabis business or hemp business. This prohibition does not prevent transportation of cannabis flower from a cannabis cultivator to a cannabis manufacturer licensed to the same person, cooperative, or business and located on the same premises.
(c) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis manufacturer licenses that a person or business may hold.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number or type of license that a business may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general partner of a cannabis business.
Subd. 5.
Manufacturing operations.
A cannabis manufacturer must comply with the requirements in section 342.26.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 31