Bill > SF2840

This bill establishes the legal framework for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis-infused products in Minnesota. Key provisions include: - Defines various cannabis-related terms and establishes the duties and authority of the Commissioner of Commerce to administer and enforce the new cannabis laws, including issuing licenses for cannabis establishments, adopting rules, and imposing penalties. - Requires the Commissioner to develop a seed-to-sale tracking system and sets forth various requirements and restrictions for different types of cannabis establishments, such as cultivators, processors, testing facilities, and retail stores. - Establishes social equity provisions, including priority licensing for applicants from "impact zones" or minority-owned businesses, and a grant program to promote business development in disproportionately impacted communities. - Legalizes the personal possession and cultivation of cannabis by adults 21 and over, and expunges past convictions for certain cannabis-related offenses. - Imposes a 15% gross receipts tax on cannabis processors, with revenues deposited into a new cannabis account to fund administration, drug education, and other programs. - Authorizes local governments to regulate the time, place, and manner of cannabis establishments, and to allow on-site cannabis consumption in certain circumstances. - Modifies the Clean Indoor Air Act to prohibit the use of cannabis and cannabis products in public places.

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