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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.16 — Cannabis Businesses; General Ownership Disqualifications And Requirements.

342.16 CANNABIS BUSINESSES; GENERAL OWNERSHIP DISQUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
(a) A license holder or applicant must meet each of the following requirements, if applicable, to hold or receive a cannabis license issued under this chapter:
(1) be at least 21 years of age;
(2) have completed an application for licensure or application for renewal;
(3) have paid the applicable application fee and license fee;
(4) if the applicant or license holder is a business entity, be incorporated in the state or otherwise formed or organized under the laws of the state;
(5) not be employed by the office or any state agency with regulatory authority under this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter;
(6) not be a licensed peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c);
(7) never have had a license previously issued under this chapter revoked;
(8) have filed any previously required tax returns for a cannabis business;
(9) have paid and remitted any business taxes, gross receipts taxes, interest, or penalties due relating to the operation of a cannabis business;
(10) have fully and truthfully complied with all information requests of the office relating to license application and renewal;
(11) not be disqualified under section 342.15;
(12) not employ an individual who is disqualified from working for a cannabis business under this chapter; and
(13) meet the ownership and operational requirements for the type of license and, if applicable, endorsement sought or held.
(b) A health care practitioner who certifies qualifying medical conditions for patients is prohibited from:
(1) holding a direct or indirect economic interest in a cannabis business;
(2) serving as a cooperative member, director, manager, general partner, or employee of a cannabis business; or
(3) advertising with a cannabis business in any way.
(c) If the license holder or applicant is a business entity, every officer, director, manager, and general partner of the business entity must meet each of the requirements of this section.
(d) The ownership disqualifications and requirements under this section do not apply to a hemp business license holder or applicant.
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2023 c 63 art 1 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.17 — Social Equity Applicants.

342.17 SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANTS.
(a) An applicant qualifies as a social equity applicant if the applicant:
(1) was convicted of an offense involving the possession or sale of cannabis or marijuana prior to May 1, 2023;
(2) had a parent, guardian, child, spouse, or dependent who was convicted of an offense involving the possession or sale of cannabis or marijuana prior to May 1, 2023;
(3) was a dependent of an individual who was convicted of an offense involving the possession or sale of cannabis or marijuana prior to May 1, 2023;
(4) is a service-disabled veteran, current or former member of the national guard, or any military veteran or current or former member of the national guard who lost honorable status due to an offense involving the possession or sale of marijuana;
(5) has been a resident for the last five years of one or more subareas, such as census tracts or neighborhoods, that experienced a disproportionately large amount of cannabis enforcement as determined by the study conducted by the office pursuant to section 342.04, paragraph (b), and reported in the preliminary report, final report, or both;
(6) is an emerging farmer as defined in section 17.055, subdivision 1; or
(7) has been a resident for the last five years of one or more census tracts where, as reported in the most recently completed decennial census published by the United States Bureau of the Census, either:
(i) the poverty rate was 20 percent or more; or
(ii) the median family income did not exceed 80 percent of statewide median family income or, if in a metropolitan area, did not exceed the greater of 80 percent of the statewide median family income or 80 percent of the median family income for that metropolitan area.
(b) The qualifications described in paragraph (a) apply to each individual applicant or, in the case of a business entity, every cooperative member or director, manager, and general partner of the business entity.
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2023 c 63 art 1 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.21 — License Suspension Or Revocation; Hearing.

342.21 LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION; HEARING.
Subdivision 1.
License revocation and nonrenewal.
The office may revoke or not renew a license when the office has cause to believe that a cannabis business or hemp business has violated an ownership or operational requirement in this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. The office must notify the license holder in writing, specifying the grounds for revocation or nonrenewal and fixing a time of at least 20 days thereafter for a hearing on the matter.
Subd. 2.
Hearing; written findings.
(a) Before the office revokes or does not renew a license, the office must provide the license holder with a statement of the complaints made against the license holder, and the office must hold a hearing to determine whether the office should revoke the license or deny renewal of the license. The license holder shall receive notice at least 20 days before the date of the hearing and notice may be served either by certified mail addressed to the address of the license holder as shown in the license application or in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons. At the time and place fixed for the hearing, the office, or any office employee or agent authorized by the office to conduct the hearing, shall receive evidence, administer oaths, and examine witnesses.
(b) After the hearing held pursuant to paragraph (a) or upon the failure of the license holder to appear at the hearing, the office must take action as is deemed advisable and issue written findings that the office must mail to the license holder. An action of the office under this paragraph is subject to judicial review pursuant to chapter 14.
Subd. 3.
Temporary suspension.
The office may temporarily, without hearing, suspend the license and operating privilege of any business licensed under this chapter for up to 90 days if continuing the operation of the business would threaten the health or safety of any person. The office may extend the period for an additional 90 days if the office notified the business that the office intends to revoke or not renew a license and the hearing required under subdivision 2 has not taken place.
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2023 c 63 art 1 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.25 — Cultivation Of Cannabis; General Requirements.

342.25 CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
Every cannabis business with a license or endorsement authorizing the cultivation of cannabis must comply with the requirements of this section.
Subd. 2.
Cultivation records.
A business licensed or authorized to cultivate cannabis must prepare a cultivation record for each batch of cannabis plants and cannabis flower in the form required by the office and must maintain each record for at least five years. The cultivation record must include the quantity and timing, where applicable, of each pesticide, fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment used to cultivate the batch, as well as any other information required by the office in rule. The cannabis business must present cultivation records to the office, the commissioner of agriculture, or the commissioner of health upon request.
Subd. 3.
Agricultural chemicals and other inputs.
A business licensed or authorized to cultivate cannabis is subject to rules promulgated by the office in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, subject to subdivision 5, governing the use of pesticides, fertilizers, soil amendments, plant amendments, and other inputs to cultivate cannabis.
Subd. 4.
Cultivation plan.
A business licensed or authorized to cultivate cannabis must prepare, maintain, and execute an operating plan and a cultivation plan as directed by the office in rule, which must include but is not limited to:
(1) water usage;
(2) recycling;
(3) solid waste disposal; and
(4) a pest management protocol that incorporates integrated pest management principles to control or prevent the introduction of pests to the cultivation site.
Subd. 5.
Agricultural chemicals and other inputs; pollinator protection.
(a) A business licensed or authorized to cultivate cannabis must comply with chapters 18B, 18C, 18D, and any other pesticide, fertilizer, soil amendment, and plant amendment laws and rules enforced by the commissioner of agriculture.
(b) A business licensed or authorized to cultivate cannabis must not apply pesticides when pollinators are present or allow pesticides to drift to flowering plants that are attractive to pollinators.
Subd. 6.
Adulteration prohibited.
A business licensed or authorized to cultivate cannabis must not treat or otherwise adulterate cannabis plants or cannabis flower with any substance or compound that has the effect or intent of altering the color, appearance, weight, potency, or odor of the cannabis.
Subd. 7.
Indoor or outdoor cultivation authorized; security.
A business licensed or authorized to cultivate cannabis may cultivate cannabis plants indoors or outdoors, subject to the security, fencing, lighting, and any other requirements imposed by the office in rule.
Subd. 8.
Exception.
Nothing in this section applies to the cultivation of hemp plants.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.33 — Cannabis Wholesaler Licensing.

342.33 CANNABIS WHOLESALER LICENSING.
Subdivision 1.
Authorized actions.
A cannabis wholesaler license entitles the license holder to:
(1) purchase immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products from cannabis microbusinesses, cannabis mezzobusinesses, cannabis cultivators, cannabis manufacturers, and cannabis microbusinesses;
(2) purchase hemp plant parts and propagules from industrial hemp growers licensed under chapter 18K;
(3) purchase hemp concentrate from an industrial hemp processor licensed under chapter 18K;
(4) sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products to cannabis microbusinesses, cannabis mezzobusinesses, cannabis manufacturers, and cannabis retailers;
(5) sell lower-potency hemp edibles to lower-potency hemp edible retailers;
(6) import hemp-derived consumer products and lower-potency hemp edibles that contain hemp concentrate or artificially derived cannabinoids that are derived from hemp plants or hemp plant parts; and
(7) perform other actions approved by the office.
Subd. 2.
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 wholesaler 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 and policies to avoid sales to unlicensed cannabis businesses; and
(2) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation requirements for the license being sought.
Subd. 3.
Multiple licenses; limits.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis wholesaler license may also hold a cannabis transporter license, a cannabis delivery service license, and a cannabis event organizer license.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), no person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis wholesaler license may own or operate any other cannabis business or hemp business.
(c) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis wholesaler licenses a person or business may hold.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number or type of license a business may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general partner of a cannabis business.
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2023 c 63 art 1 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.37 — Cannabis Testing Facility Licensing.

342.37 CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY LICENSING.
Subdivision 1.
Authorized actions.
A cannabis testing facility license entitles the license holder to obtain and test immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate, artificially derived cannabinoids, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products from cannabis microbusinesses, cannabis mezzobusinesses, cannabis cultivators, cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, lower-potency hemp edible manufacturers, medical cannabis cultivators, medical cannabis processors, medical cannabis combination businesses, and industrial hemp growers.
Subd. 2.
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 testing facility 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 and policies to avoid sales to unlicensed businesses;
(2) proof of accreditation by a laboratory accrediting organization approved by the office that, at a minimum, requires a laboratory to operate formal management systems under the International Organization for Standardization; and
(3) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation requirements for the license being sought.
Subd. 3.
Multiple licenses; limits.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis testing facility license may not own or operate, or be employed by, any other cannabis business or hemp business.
(b) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis testing facility licenses a person or business may hold.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number of licenses a business may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general partner of a cannabis business.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 37
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.38 — Cannabis Testing Facility Operations.

342.38 CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY OPERATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Testing services.
A cannabis testing facility shall provide some or all testing services required under section 342.61 and rules adopted pursuant to that section.
Subd. 2.
Testing protocols.
A cannabis testing facility shall follow all testing protocols, standards, and criteria adopted by rule by the office for the testing of different forms of cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate, and artificially derived cannabinoids; determining batch size; sampling; testing validity; and approval and disapproval of tested items.
Subd. 3.
Records.
Records of all business transactions and testing results; records required to be maintained pursuant to any applicable standards for accreditation; and records relevant to testing protocols, standards, and criteria adopted by the office must be kept for a minimum of three years at the cannabis testing facility's place of business and are subject to inspection upon request by the office or law enforcement agency.
Subd. 4.
Disposal of cannabis flower and products.
A testing facility shall dispose of or destroy used, unused, and waste cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate, and artificially derived cannabinoids pursuant to rules adopted by the office.
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2023 c 63 art 1 s 38
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.39 — Cannabis Event Organizer Licensing.

342.39 CANNABIS EVENT ORGANIZER LICENSING.
Subdivision 1.
Authorized actions.
A cannabis event organizer license entitles the license holder to organize a temporary cannabis event lasting no more than four days.
Subd. 2.
Additional information required.
(a) 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 event organizer license must submit the following information in a form approved by the office:
(1) the type and number of any other cannabis business license held by the applicant;
(2) the address and location where the temporary cannabis event will take place;
(3) the name of the temporary cannabis event;
(4) a diagram of the physical layout of the temporary cannabis event showing where the event will take place on the grounds, all entrances and exits that will be used by participants during the event, all cannabis consumption areas, all cannabis retail areas where cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products will be sold, the location where cannabis waste will be stored, and any location where cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products will be stored;
(5) a list of the name, number, and type of cannabis businesses and hemp businesses that will sell cannabis plants, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products at the event, which may be supplemented or amended within 72 hours of the time at which the cannabis event begins;
(6) the dates and hours during which the cannabis event will take place;
(7) proof of local approval for the cannabis event; and
(8) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation requirements for the license being sought.
(b) A person, cooperative, or business seeking a cannabis event organizer license may also disclose whether the person or any officer, director, manager, and general partner of a cannabis business is serving or has previously served in the military.
Subd. 3.
Multiple licenses; limits.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis event organizer license may not hold a cannabis testing facility license, a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer license, or a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license.
(b) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis event licenses that a person or business may hold.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, restrictions on the number or type of license that a business may hold apply to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general partner of a cannabis business.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.41 — Cannabis Delivery Service Licensing.

342.41 CANNABIS DELIVERY SERVICE LICENSING.
Subdivision 1.
Authorized actions.
A cannabis delivery service license entitles the license holder to purchase cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products from licensed cannabis microbusinesses with a retail endorsement, cannabis mezzobusinesses with a retail endorsement, cannabis retailers, medical cannabis retailers, and medical cannabis combination businesses; transport and deliver cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumable products to customers; and perform other actions approved by the office.
Subd. 2.
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 delivery service license must submit the following information in a form approved by the office:
(1) a list of all vehicles to be used in the delivery of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products including:
(i) the vehicle make, model, and color;
(ii) the vehicle identification number; and
(iii) the license plate number;
(2) proof of insurance for each vehicle;
(3) a business plan demonstrating policies to avoid sales of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products to individuals who are under 21 years of age and plans to prevent the visibility of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products to individuals outside the delivery vehicle; and
(4) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation requirements for the license being sought.
Subd. 3.
Multiple licenses; limits.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis delivery service license may also hold a cannabis retailer license, a cannabis wholesaler license, a cannabis transporter license, a cannabis event organizer license, and a medical cannabis retailer license subject to the ownership limitations that apply to those licenses.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), no person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis delivery service license may own or operate any other cannabis business or hemp business.
(c) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis delivery service 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.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.42 — Cannabis Delivery Service Operations.

342.42 CANNABIS DELIVERY SERVICE OPERATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Age or registry verification.
Prior to completing a delivery, a cannabis delivery service shall verify that the customer is at least 21 years of age or is enrolled in the registry program. Section 342.27, subdivision 4, applies to the verification of a customer's age. Registry verification issued by the Division of Medical Cannabis may be considered evidence that the person is enrolled in the registry program.
Subd. 2.
Records.
The office by rule shall establish record-keeping requirements for a cannabis delivery service, including but not limited to proof of delivery to individuals who are at least 21 years of age or enrolled in the registry program.
Subd. 3.
Amount to be transported.
The office by rule shall establish limits on the amount of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products that a cannabis delivery service may transport.
Subd. 4.
Statewide monitoring system.
Receipt of cannabis flower and cannabis products by the cannabis delivery service and a delivery to a customer must be recorded in the statewide monitoring system within the time established by rule.
Subd. 5.
Storage compartment.
Cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products must be transported in a locked, safe, and secure storage compartment that is part of the cannabis delivery service vehicle or in a locked storage container that has a separate key or combination pad. Cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products may not be visible from outside the cannabis delivery service vehicle.
Subd. 6.
Identifying logos or business names prohibited.
No cannabis delivery service vehicle or trailer may contain an image depicting the types of items being transported, including but not limited to an image depicting a cannabis or hemp leaf, or a name suggesting that the cannabis delivery service vehicle is used for transporting cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products.
Subd. 7.
Nonemployee passengers prohibited.
Only a cannabis worker employed by or contracted with the cannabis delivery service and who is at least 21 years of age may transport cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products. All passengers in a cannabis delivery service vehicle must be cannabis workers employed by or contracted with the cannabis delivery service.
Subd. 8.
Vehicles subject to inspection.
Any cannabis delivery service vehicle is subject to inspection at any time.
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2023 c 63 art 1 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.43 — Hemp Business License Types; Multiple Licenses.

342.43 HEMP BUSINESS LICENSE TYPES; MULTIPLE LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
License types.
The office shall issue the following types of hemp business licenses:
(1) lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer; and
(2) lower-potency hemp edible retailer.
Subd. 2.
Multiple licenses; limits.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business may hold both a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer and lower-potency hemp edible retailer license.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a person, cooperative, or business from holding a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer license, a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license, or both, and also holding a license to cultivate industrial hemp issued pursuant to chapter 18K.
(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a person, cooperative, or business from holding a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer license, a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license, or both, and also holding any other license, including but not limited to a license to prepare or sell food; sell tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices as defined in section 609.685, subdivision 1, and nicotine and lobelia delivery products as described in section 609.6855; or manufacture or sell alcoholic beverages as defined in section 340A.101, subdivision 2.
(d) A person, cooperative, or business holding a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer license, a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license, or both, may not hold a cannabis business license.
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2023 c 63 art 1 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.44 — Hemp Business Licenses; Applications And Issuance.

342.44 HEMP BUSINESS LICENSES; APPLICATIONS AND ISSUANCE.
Subdivision 1.
Application; contents.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the provisions of this chapter relating to license applications, license selection criteria, general ownership disqualifications and requirements, and general operational requirements do not apply to hemp businesses.
(b) The office, by rule, shall establish forms and procedures for the processing of hemp licenses issued under this chapter. At a minimum, any application to obtain or renew a hemp license shall include the following information, if applicable:
(1) the name, address, and date of birth of the applicant;
(2) the address and legal property description of the business;
(3) proof of trade name registration;
(4) certification that the applicant will comply with the requirements of this chapter relating to the ownership and operation of a hemp business;
(5) identification of one or more controlling persons or managerial employees as agents who shall be responsible for dealing with the office on all matters; and
(6) a statement that the applicant agrees to respond to the office's supplemental requests for information.
(c) An applicant for a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer license must submit an attestation signed by a bona fide labor organization stating that the applicant has entered into a labor peace agreement.
(d) An application on behalf of a corporation or association shall be signed by at least two officers or managing agents of that entity.
Subd. 2.
Issuance; eligibility; prohibition on transfer.
(a) The office may issue a hemp license to an applicant who:
(1) is at least 21 years of age;
(2) has completed an application for licensure or application for renewal and has fully and truthfully complied with all information requests relating to license application and renewal;
(3) has paid the applicable application and license fees pursuant to section 342.11;
(4) is not employed by the office or any state agency with regulatory authority over this chapter; and
(5) does not hold any cannabis business license.
(b) Licenses must be renewed annually.
(c) Licenses may not be transferred.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.47 — Medical Cannabis Business Licenses.

342.47 MEDICAL CANNABIS BUSINESS LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
License types.
(a) The office shall issue the following types of medical cannabis business licenses:
(1) medical cannabis cultivator;
(2) medical cannabis processor;
(3) medical cannabis retailer; and
(4) medical cannabis combination business license.
(b) The Division of Medical Cannabis may oversee the licensing and regulation of medical cannabis businesses.
Subd. 2.
Multiple licenses; limits.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, a person, cooperative, or business holding:
(1) a medical cannabis cultivator license may also hold a medical cannabis processor license, a cannabis cultivator license, a cannabis manufacturer license, and a cannabis event organizer license subject to the ownership limitations that apply to those licenses;
(2) a medical cannabis processor license may also hold a medical cannabis cultivator license, a cannabis cultivator license, a cannabis manufacturer license, and a cannabis event organizer license subject to the ownership limitations that apply to those licenses; or
(3) a medical cannabis retailer license may also hold a cannabis mezzobusiness license, a cannabis retailer license, a cannabis delivery service license, and a cannabis event organizer license subject to the ownership limitations that apply to those licenses.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), no person, cooperative, or business holding a medical cannabis license may own or operate any other cannabis business or hemp business.
(c) The office by rule may limit the number of medical cannabis business licenses that a person or business may hold.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number of licenses or type of license that a business may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general partner of a medical cannabis business.
Subd. 3.
Medical cannabis combination business license.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a medical cannabis combination license is prohibited from owning or operating any other cannabis business or hemp business.
(b) A person or business may only hold one medical cannabis combination license.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 47
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 47, is effective March 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 47, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.49 — Medical Cannabis Cultivators.

342.49 MEDICAL CANNABIS CULTIVATORS.
(a) A medical cannabis cultivator license entitles the license holder to grow cannabis plants within the approved amount of space up to 60,000 square feet of plant canopy from seed or immature plant to mature plant, harvest cannabis flower from a mature plant, package and label cannabis flower as medical cannabis flower, sell medical cannabis flower to medical cannabis processors and medical cannabis retailers, transport medical cannabis flower to a medical cannabis processor located on the same premises, and perform other actions approved by the office.
(b) A medical cannabis cultivator license holder must comply with all requirements of section 342.25.
(c) A medical cannabis cultivator license holder must verify that every batch of medical cannabis flower has passed safety, potency, and consistency testing at a cannabis testing facility approved by the office for the testing of medical cannabis flower before the medical cannabis cultivator may package, label, or sell the medical cannabis flower to any other entity.
(d) A medical cannabis cultivator may exceed the limit of 60,000 square feet of plant canopy if it was legally cultivating medical cannabis with a greater plant canopy as of April 1, 2023.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 49
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 49, is effective March 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 49, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.50 — Medical Cannabis Processors.

342.50 MEDICAL CANNABIS PROCESSORS.
(a) A medical cannabis processor license, consistent with the specific license endorsement or endorsements, entitles the license holder to:
(1) purchase medical cannabis flower, medical cannabinoid products, hemp plant parts, and hemp concentrate from medical cannabis cultivators and other medical cannabis processors;
(2) purchase hemp plant parts from industrial hemp growers;
(3) make cannabis concentrate from medical cannabis flower;
(4) make hemp concentrate, including hemp concentrate with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent as measured by weight;
(5) manufacture medical cannabinoid products;
(6) package and label medical cannabinoid products for sale to other medical cannabis processors and to medical cannabis retailers; and
(7) perform other actions approved by the office.
(b) A medical cannabis processor license holder must comply with all requirements of section 342.26, including requirements to obtain specific license endorsements.
(c) A medical cannabis processor license holder must verify that every batch of medical cannabinoid product has passed safety, potency, and consistency testing at a cannabis testing facility approved by the office for the testing of medical cannabinoid products before the medical cannabis processor may package, label, or sell the medical cannabinoid product to any other entity.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 50
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 50, is effective March 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 50, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.53 — Duties Of Office Of Cannabis Management; Registry Program.

342.53 DUTIES OF OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT; REGISTRY PROGRAM.
The office may add an allowable form of medical cannabinoid product, and may add or modify a qualifying medical condition upon its own initiative, upon a petition from a member of the public or from the Cannabis Advisory Council or as directed by law. The office must evaluate all petitions and must make the addition or modification if the office determines that the addition or modification is warranted by the best available evidence and research. If the office wishes to add an allowable form or add or modify a qualifying medical condition, the office must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health finance and policy by January 15 of the year in which the change becomes effective. In this notification, the office must specify the proposed addition or modification, the reasons for the addition or modification, any written comments received by the office from the public about the addition or modification, and any guidance received from the Cannabis Advisory Council. An addition or modification by the office under this subdivision becomes effective on August 1 of that year unless the legislature by law provides otherwise.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 54
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 54, is effective March 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 54, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.58 — Violation By Health Care Practitioner; Criminal Penalty.

342.58 VIOLATION BY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
A health care practitioner who knowingly refers patients to a medical cannabis business or to a designated caregiver, who advertises as a retailer or producer of medical cannabis flower or medical cannabinoid products, or who issues certifications while holding a financial interest in a cannabis retailer or medical cannabis business is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of not more than $1,000, or both.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 59
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 59, is effective March 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 59, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.59 — Data Practices.

342.59 DATA PRACTICES.
Subdivision 1.
Data classification.
Patient health records maintained by the Office of Cannabis Management or the Division of Medical Cannabis and government data in patient health records maintained by a health care practitioner are classified as private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, or nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9.
Subd. 2.
Allowable use; prohibited use.
Data specified in subdivision 1 may be used to comply with chapter 13, to comply with a request from the legislative auditor or the state auditor in the performance of official duties, and for purposes specified in sections 342.47 to 342.60. Data specified in subdivision 1 and maintained by the Office of Cannabis Management or Division of Medical Cannabis must not be used for any purpose not specified in sections 342.47 to 342.60 and must not be combined or linked in any manner with any other list, dataset, or database. Data specified in subdivision 1 must not be shared with any federal agency, federal department, or federal entity unless specifically ordered to do so by a state or federal court.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 60
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 60, is effective March 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 60, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.60 — Applied Research.

342.60 APPLIED RESEARCH.
The Division of Medical Cannabis may conduct, or award grants to health care providers or research organizations to conduct, applied research on the safety and efficacy of using medical cannabis flower or medical cannabinoid products to treat a specific health condition. A health care provider or research organization receiving a grant under this section must provide the office with access to all data collected in applied research funded under this section. The office may use data from applied research conducted or funded under this section as evidence to approve additional qualifying medical conditions or additional allowable forms of medical cannabis.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 61
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 61, is effective March 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, section 61, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.62 — Packaging.

342.62 PACKAGING.
Subdivision 1.
General.
All cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products sold to customers or patients must be packaged as required by this section and rules adopted under this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Packaging requirements.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), all cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products sold to customers or patients must be:
(1) prepackaged in packaging or a container that is child-resistant, tamper-evident, and opaque; or
(2) placed in packaging or a container that is plain, child-resistant, tamper-evident, and opaque at the final point of sale to a customer.
(b) The requirement that packaging be child-resistant does not apply to a lower-potency hemp edible that is intended to be consumed as a beverage.
(c) If a cannabis product, lower-potency hemp edible, or a hemp-derived consumer product is packaged in a manner that includes more than a single serving, each serving must be indicated by scoring, wrapping, or other indicators designating the individual serving size. If the item is a lower-potency hemp edible, serving indicators must meet the requirements of section 342.46, subdivision 6, paragraph (b).
(d) Edible cannabis products and lower-potency hemp edibles containing more than a single serving must be prepackaged or placed at the final point of sale in packaging or a container that is resealable.
Subd. 3.
Packaging prohibitions.
(a) Cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products sold to customers or patients must not be packaged in a manner that:
(1) bears a reasonable resemblance to any commercially available product that does not contain cannabinoids, whether the manufacturer of the product holds a registered trademark or has registered the trade dress; or
(2) is designed to appeal to persons under 21 years of age.
(b) Packaging for cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products must not contain or be coated with any perfluoroalkyl substance.
(c) Edible cannabis products and lower-potency hemp edibles must not be packaged in a material that is not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in packaging food.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 63
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.65 — Industrial Hemp.

342.65 INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
Nothing in this chapter shall limit the ability of a person licensed under chapter 18K to grow industrial hemp for commercial or research purposes, process industrial hemp for commercial purposes, sell hemp fiber products and hemp grain, manufacture hemp-derived topical products, or perform any other actions authorized by the commissioner of agriculture. For purposes of this section, "processing" has the meaning given in section 18K.02, subdivision 5, and does not include the process of creating artificially derived cannabinoids.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 66
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.67 — Legal Assistance To Cannabis Businesses And Hemp Businesses.

342.67 LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CANNABIS BUSINESSES AND HEMP BUSINESSES.
An attorney must not be subject to disciplinary action by the Minnesota Supreme Court or professional responsibility board for providing legal assistance to prospective or licensed cannabis businesses or hemp businesses, or others for activities that do not violate this chapter or chapter 152.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 68
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.80 — Lawful Activities.

342.80 LAWFUL ACTIVITIES.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the cultivation, manufacturing, possessing, and selling of cannabis flower, cannabis products, artificially derived cannabinoids, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products by a licensed cannabis business or hemp business in conformity with the rights granted by a cannabis business license or hemp business license is lawful and may not be the grounds for the seizure or forfeiture of property, arrest or prosecution, or search or inspections except as provided by this chapter.
(b) A person acting as an agent of a cannabis microbusiness, cannabis mezzobusiness, cannabis retailer, or lower-potency hemp edible retailer who sells or otherwise transfers cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products to a person under 21 years of age is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or forfeiture of property if the person complied with section 342.27, subdivision 4, and any rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.81 — Civil Actions.

342.81 CIVIL ACTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Right of action.
A spouse, child, parent, guardian, employer, or other person injured in person, property, or means of support or who incurs other pecuniary loss by an intoxicated person or by the intoxication of another person, has a right of action in the person's own name for all damages sustained against a person who caused the intoxication of that person by illegally selling cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products, or selling edible cannabinoid products as defined in section 151.72, subdivision 1, paragraph (g), for on-site consumption. All damages recovered by a minor under this section must be paid either to the minor or to the minor's parent, guardian, or next friend as the court directs.
Subd. 2.
Actions.
All suits for damages under this section must be by civil action in a court of this state having jurisdiction.
Subd. 3.
Comparative negligence.
Actions under this section are governed by section 604.01.
Subd. 4.
Defense.
It is a defense for the defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably and in good faith relied upon representations of proof of age in selling, bartering, furnishing, or giving the cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, or edible cannabinoid products.
Subd. 5.
Common law claims.
Nothing in this chapter precludes common law tort claims against any person 21 years old or older who knowingly provides or furnishes cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, or edible cannabinoid products to a person under the age of 21 years.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 73
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 324 - 342 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection › Chapter 342 — Cannabis › Section 342.82 — Nuisance; Action.

342.82 NUISANCE; ACTION.
Subdivision 1.
Nuisance.
Any use of adult-use cannabis flower which is injurious to health, indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property is a nuisance.
Subd. 2.
Actions; landlord; association.
(a) A person who is injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by a nuisance under subdivision 1 may bring an action for injunctive relief and the greater of the person's actual damages or a civil penalty of $250.
(b) If a landlord, as defined in section 504B.001, subdivision 7, or an association, as defined in section 515B.1-103, clause (4), fails to enforce the terms of a lease, governing document, or policy related to the use of adult-use cannabis flower on the premises or property, a person who is injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by a nuisance under subdivision 1 as a result of the failure to enforce the terms may bring an action against the landlord or association seeking injunctive relief and the greater of the person's actual damages or a civil penalty of $500.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 74