A bill for an act
relating to cannabis; establishing the Cannabis Management Board; establishing
advisory councils; requiring reports relating to cannabis use and sales; legalizing
and limiting the possession and use of cannabis by adults; providing for the
licensing, inspection, and regulation of cannabis businesses; requiring testing of
cannabis and cannabis products; requiring labeling of cannabis and cannabis
products; limiting the advertisement of cannabis, cannabis products, and cannabis
businesses; providing for the cultivation of cannabis in private residences;
transferring regulatory authority for the medical cannabis program; taxing the sale
of adult-use cannabis; establishing grant and loan programs; amending criminal
penalties; establishing expungement procedures for certain individuals; establishing
labor standards for the use of cannabis by employees and testing of employees;
creating a civil cause of action for certain nuisances; amending the scheduling of
marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols; classifying data; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.411, by adding a subdivision;
13.871, by adding a subdivision; 152.02, subdivisions 2, 4; 152.022, subdivisions
1, 2; 152.023, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.024, subdivision 1; 152.025, subdivisions 1,
2; 181.938, subdivision 2; 181.950, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, by adding a
subdivision; 181.951, by adding subdivisions; 181.952, by adding a subdivision;
181.953, by adding a subdivision; 181.955; 181.957, subdivision 1; 244.05,
subdivision 2; 256.01, subdivision 18c; 256D.024, subdivision 1; 256J.26,
subdivision 1; 290.0132, subdivision 29; 290.0134, subdivision 19; 297A.61,
subdivision 12; 609.135, subdivision 1; 609.531, subdivision 1; 609.5311,
subdivision 1; 609.5314, subdivision 1; 609.5316, subdivision 2; 609.5317,
subdivision 1; 609A.01; 609A.03, subdivisions 5, 9; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 28A; 34A; 116J; 116L; 120B; 144; 152;
175; 295; 604; 609A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter
342; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 152.027, subdivisions 3, 4;
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; 152.30; 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;
Minnesota Rules, parts 4770.0100; 4770.0200; 4770.0300; 4770.0400; 4770.0500;
4770.0600; 4770.0800; 4770.0900; 4770.1000; 4770.1100; 4770.1200; 4770.1300;
4770.1400; 4770.1460; 4770.1500; 4770.1600; 4770.1700; 4770.1800; 4770.1900;
4770.2000; 4770.2100; 4770.2200; 4770.2300; 4770.2400; 4770.2700; 4770.2800;
4770.4000; 4770.4002; 4770.4003; 4770.4004; 4770.4005; 4770.4007; 4770.4008;
4770.4009; 4770.4010; 4770.4012; 4770.4013; 4770.4014; 4770.4015; 4770.4016;
4770.4017; 4770.4018; 4770.4030.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION OF ADULT-USE CANNABIS

Section 1.

new text begin [342.01] DEFINITIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Terms. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the
meanings given them.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Adult-use cannabis. new text end

new text begin "Adult-use cannabis" means the flower, leaves, stems,
seeds, or plant form of cannabis that is approved for sale by the board, or is substantially
similar to a product approved by the board. Adult-use cannabis does not include adult-use
cannabis products, medical cannabis, medical cannabis products, hemp, or hemp products.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Adult-use cannabis concentrate. new text end

new text begin (a) "Adult-use cannabis concentrate" means
either of the following that is approved for sale by the board, or is substantially similar to
a product approved by the board:
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new text begin (1) the extracts and resins of a plant of the genus Cannabis; or
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new text begin (2) a product derived from cannabis that is produced by extracting cannabinoids from
the plant including but not limited to a product intended to be consumed through a vaporized
delivery method.
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new text begin (b) Adult-use cannabis concentrate does not include edible cannabis products, medical
cannabis products, hemp, or hemp products.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Adult-use cannabis product. new text end

new text begin (a) "Adult-use cannabis product" means any of
the following that is approved for sale by the board, or is substantially similar to a product
approved by the board:
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new text begin (1) cannabis concentrate;
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new text begin (2) a product infused with tetrahydrocannabinol; and
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new text begin (3) any other product that contains cannabis concentrate.
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new text begin (b) "Adult-use cannabis product" does not include adult-use cannabis, medical cannabis,
medical cannabis products, the extracts and resins from hemp, or hemp products.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Advertisement. new text end

new text begin "Advertisement" means any written or oral statement,
illustration, or depiction that is intended to promote sales of cannabis or cannabis products
or sales at a specific cannabis business and includes any newspaper, radio, Internet and
electronic media, or television advertisement; the distribution of fliers and circulars; and
the display of window and interior signs in a cannabis business. Advertisement does not
include a fixed outdoor sign that meets the requirements in section 342.66, subdivision 2,
paragraph (b).
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Batch. new text end

new text begin "Batch" means:
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new text begin (1) a specific quantity of cannabis plants that are cultivated by a cannabis cultivator or
cannabis microbusiness from the same seed or plant stock, that are cultivated and harvested
together, and that receive an identical propagation and cultivation treatment; or
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new text begin (2) a specific quantity of a specific cannabis product that is manufactured by a cannabis
manufacturer or cannabis microbusiness at the same time and using the same methods,
equipment, and ingredients.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Batch number. new text end

new text begin "Batch number" means a unique numeric or alphanumeric
identifier assigned to a batch of cannabis by a cannabis cultivator or cannabis microbusiness,
or assigned to a batch of cannabis product by a cannabis manufacturer or cannabis
microbusiness.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Board. new text end

new text begin "Board" means the Cannabis Management Board.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Cannabinoid profile. new text end

new text begin "Cannabinoid profile" means the amounts, expressed as
dry-weight percentages, of delta-nine-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol,
tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, cannabidiolic acid, and other cannabinoids as specified by the
board, in cannabis or a cannabis product.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Cannabis. new text end

new text begin "Cannabis" means the flower, leaves, stems, and seeds of a plant
of the genus Cannabis whether growing or not. Cannabis includes adult-use cannabis and
medical cannabis. Cannabis does not include cannabis products, hemp, or hemp products.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Cannabis business. new text end

new text begin "Cannabis business" means any of the following licensed
under this chapter:
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new text begin (1) cannabis cultivator;
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new text begin (2) cannabis manufacturer;
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new text begin (3) cannabis retailer;
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new text begin (4) cannabis wholesaler;
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