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Introduced
01/05/2023
01/05/2023
In Committee
05/21/2023
05/21/2023
Crossed Over
04/25/2023
04/25/2023
Passed
05/30/2023
05/30/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/30/2023
05/30/2023
Introduced Session
93rd Legislature 2023-2024
Bill Summary
A bill for an act relating to cannabis; establishing the Office of Cannabis Management; establishing an advisory council; requiring reports relating to cannabis use and sales; legalizing and limiting the possession and use of cannabis and certain hemp products by adults; providing for the licensing, inspection, and regulation of cannabis businesses and hemp businesses; establishing licensing fees; requiring testing of cannabis flower, cannabis products, and certain hemp products; requiring labeling of cannabis flower, cannabis products, and certain hemp products; limiting the advertisement of cannabis flower, cannabis products, cannabis businesses, and hemp businesses; providing for the cultivation of cannabis in private residences; transferring regulatory authority for the medical cannabis program; providing for Tribal medical programs; taxing the sale of cannabis flower, cannabis products, and certain hemp products; establishing grant and loan programs; clarifying the prohibition on operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of certain products and chemicals; amending criminal penalties; establishing expungement procedures for certain individuals; requiring reports on expungements; providing for expungement of certain evictions; clarifying the rights of landlords and tenants regarding use of certain forms of cannabis; establishing labor standards for the use of cannabis flower, cannabis products, and certain hemp products by employees and testing of employees; providing for the temporary regulation of certain edible cannabinoid products; providing for professional licensing protections; providing for local registration of certain cannabis businesses operating retail establishments; amending the scheduling of marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols; classifying data; making miscellaneous cannabis-related and hemp-related changes and additions; making clarifying and technical changes; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.411, by adding a subdivision; 13.871, by adding a subdivision; 18K.02, subdivision 5; 34A.01, subdivision 4; 97B.065, subdivision 1; 144.99, subdivision 1; 144A.4791, subdivision 14; 151.72; 152.01, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; 152.02, subdivisions 2, 4; 152.021, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.022, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.023, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.024, subdivision 1; 152.025, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.11, subdivision 2; 152.22, by adding subdivisions; 152.29, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 152.30; 152.32; 152.33, subdivision 1; 152.35; 169A.03, by adding subdivisions; 169A.20, subdivision 1; 169A.31, subdivision 1; 169A.51, subdivisions 1, 4; 169A.72; 175.45, subdivision 1; 181.938, subdivision 2; 181.950, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, by adding a subdivision; 181.951, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, by adding subdivisions; 181.952, by adding a subdivision; 181.953; 181.954; 181.955; 181.957, subdivision 1; 192A.555; 244.05, subdivision 2; 245C.08, 1 HF100 TWELFTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD H0100-12 subdivision 1; 256.01, subdivision 18c; 256B.0625, subdivision 13d; 256D.024, subdivisions 1, 3; 256J.26, subdivisions 1, 3; 270B.12, by adding a subdivision; 270C.19, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivision 24; 275.025, subdivision 2; 290.0132, subdivision 29; 290.0134, subdivision 19; 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.67, subdivisions 2, 7, by adding a subdivision; 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 4, 18; 297A.85; 297D.01; 297D.04; 297D.06; 297D.07; 297D.08; 297D.085; 297D.09, subdivision 1a; 297D.10; 297D.11; 340A.402, subdivision 1; 340A.412, subdivision 14; 360.0752, subdivision 2; 461.12, by adding a subdivision; 484.014, subdivision 3; 504B.171, subdivision 1; 609.135, subdivision 1; 609.2111; 609.2112, subdivision 1; 609.2113, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 609.2114, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.5311, subdivision 1; 609.5314, subdivision 1; 609.5316, subdivision 2; 609A.01; 609B.425, subdivision 2; 609B.435, subdivision 2; 624.712, by adding subdivisions; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.714, subdivision 6; 624.7142, subdivision 1; 624.7151; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 116J; 116L; 120B; 144; 152; 169A; 270C; 289A; 295; 340A; 477A; 504B; 609A; 624; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 342; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 151.72; 152.027, subdivisions 3, 4; 152.21; 152.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; 152.23; 152.24; 152.25, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 3, 4; 152.26; 152.261; 152.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 152.28, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 152.29, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4; 152.291; 152.30; 152.31; 152.32, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 152.33, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 152.34; 152.35; 152.36, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5; 152.37.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to establish a legal and regulated cannabis industry in Minnesota, including both medical and adult-use cannabis. The key provisions include:
- Establishing the Office of Cannabis Management to regulate the cannabis industry and hemp consumer industry, including setting standards, issuing licenses, and collecting taxes. The office must prioritize public health, public safety, eliminating the illicit market, meeting market demand, promoting a craft industry, and prioritizing growth and recovery in communities impacted by cannabis prohibition.
- Creating a Cannabis Advisory Council to provide recommendations and review industry developments.
- Requiring testing, packaging, and labeling of all cannabis products sold in Minnesota.
- Establishing environmental standards for cannabis businesses related to water, energy use, solid waste, and odor.
- Allowing personal possession and cultivation of cannabis for adults 21 and over, with limits.
- Licensing various types of cannabis businesses, including cultivators, manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, transporters, testing facilities, and more. The bill includes ownership and operational requirements for these businesses.
- Prioritizing licenses for social equity applicants who have been disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition.
- Imposing a 10% gross receipts tax on retail sales of taxable cannabis products, with revenues primarily going to the general fund and a local government cannabis aid account.
- Prohibiting local governments from imposing their own cannabis-specific taxes.
- Establishing grant and loan programs to support cannabis industry training, navigation assistance, startup financing, and community investment in areas impacted by prohibition.
- Automatically expunging certain low-level cannabis convictions and establishing a Cannabis Expungement Board to review and potentially expunge or resentence more serious cannabis convictions.
- Authorizing the governor to negotiate cannabis compacts with Minnesota's tribal governments to address jurisdictional issues and facilitate a cooperative regulatory framework.
The bill aims to create a well-regulated adult-use and medical cannabis industry in Minnesota while promoting equity, public health, and community reinvestment.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Government Affairs, Health and Social Services, Justice, Labor and Employment, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (33)
Zack Stephenson (D)*,
Esther Agbaje (D),
Jamie Becker-Finn (D),
Jeff Brand (D),
Ethan Cha (D),
Mary Clardy (D),
Brion Curran (D),
Steve Elkins (D),
Sandra Feist (D),
Luke Frederick (D),
Aisha Gomez (D),
Emma Greenman (D),
Jess Hanson (D),
Hodan Hassan (D),
Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (D),
Kaohly Her (D),
Athena Hollins (D),
Frank Hornstein (D),
Melissa Hortman (D),
Michael Howard (D),
Samakab Hussein (D),
Sydney Jordan (D),
Erin Koegel (D),
Leon Lillie (D),
Jamie Long (D),
Mohamud Noor (D),
Liz Olson (D),
María Isa Pérez-Vega (D),
Liz Reyer (D),
Samantha Sencer-Mura (D),
Brad Tabke (D),
Dan Wolgamott (D),
Jay Xiong (D),
Last Action
Secretary of State Chapter 63 (on 05/30/2023)
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