This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.56, subdivision 2, to require health care facilities to accommodate the use of cannabis and hemp products by patients. The new language allows these facilities, which include licensed health care providers and assisted living facilities, to adopt reasonable restrictions on the use of cannabis and hemp products, including lower-potency hemp edibles and hemp-derived consumer products. However, it prohibits facilities from unreasonably limiting a patient's access to these products, provided their use is authorized under existing state laws or if the patient is a visiting patient from another state where such use is permitted.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that employees or agents of these facilities are not violating state laws when possessing or distributing cannabis products while performing their duties. It also includes a provision stating that nothing in this subdivision requires facilities to permit violations of specific health regulations. Overall, the bill aims to ensure that patients in health care settings have access to cannabis and hemp products while balancing the facilities' ability to impose reasonable restrictions.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 342.56