Cannabis business and hemp business license provisions modification

A bill for an act

relating to cannabis; modifying cannabis business and hemp business license

provisions; modifying labeling requirements for cannabinoid products and

lower-potency hemp edibles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 342.44,

subdivision 2; 342.63, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 342.66, subdivision

3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 342.43, subdivision 2; 342.63,

subdivisions 2, 3, 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.43, subdivision 2, is amended

to read:

Subd. 2.

Multiple licenses; limits.

(a) A person, cooperative, or business may hold any

combination of a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, a lower-potency hemp edible

wholesaler, and a 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 wholesaler

license, a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license, or any combination of those licenses,

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 wholesaler

license, a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license, or any combination of those licenses,

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 wholesaler license, a lower-potency hemp edible

retailer license, or any combination of those licenses, may
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hold a cannabis business

license.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.44, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

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
;
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(4) is not employed by the office or any state agency with regulatory authority over this

chapter
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(5) does not hold any cannabis business license.

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(b) Licenses must be renewed annually.

(c) Licenses may not be transferred.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.63, subdivision 2, is amended

to read:

Subd. 2.

Content of label; cannabis.

All cannabis flower and hemp-derived consumer

products that consist of hemp plant parts sold to customers or patients must have affixed

on the packaging or container of the cannabis flower or hemp-derived consumer product a

label that contains at least the following information:

(1) the name and license number of the cannabis microbusiness, cannabis mezzobusiness,

cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis combination business, or industrial hemp grower

where the cannabis flower or hemp plant part was cultivated;

(2) the net weight of cannabis flower or hemp plant parts in the package or container;

(3) the batch number;

(4) the cannabinoid profile;

(5) a universal symbol established by the office indicating that the package or container

contains cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, or a

hemp-derived consumer product;

(6) verification that the cannabis flower or hemp plant part was tested according to

section
342.61
and that the cannabis flower or hemp plant part complies with the applicable

standards;

(7)
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information on the usage of the cannabis flower or hemp-derived consumer product
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the type of product, including directions on usage
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;

(8)
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the following statement: "Keep this product out of reach of children."
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the warning

symbol established by the office indicating that the product is not for children and information

about the Minnesota Poison Control Center
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; and

(9) any other statements or information required by the office.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.63, subdivision 3, is amended

to read:

Subd. 3.

Content of label; cannabinoid products
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excluding lower-potency hemp

edibles
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.

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(a)
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All cannabis products,
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lower-potency hemp edibles,
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hemp concentrate,

hemp-derived consumer products other than products subject to the requirements under

subdivision 2,
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and
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medical cannabinoid products
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, and hemp-derived topical products
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sold

to customers or patients must have affixed to the packaging or container of the
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cannabis
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product a label that contains at least the following information:

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(1) the name and license number of the cannabis microbusiness, cannabis mezzobusiness,

cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis combination business, or industrial hemp grower that

cultivated the cannabis flower or hemp plant parts used in the cannabis product,

lower-potency hemp edible, hemp-derived consumer product, or medical cannabinoid

product;

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(2)
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(1)
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the name and license number of the cannabis microbusiness, cannabis

mezzobusiness, cannabis manufacturer, lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, medical

cannabis combination business, or industrial hemp grower that manufactured the cannabis

concentrate, hemp concentrate, or artificially derived cannabinoid and, if different, the name

and license number of the cannabis microbusiness, cannabis mezzobusiness, cannabis

manufacturer, lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, or medical cannabis combination

business that manufactured the product;

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(3)
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(2)
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the net weight of the
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cannabis
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product
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, lower-potency hemp edible, or

hemp-derived consumer product
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in the package or container;

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(4)
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the type of
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cannabis
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product,
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lower-potency hemp edible, or hemp-derived

consumer product
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including directions on usage
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;

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(5)
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(4)
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the batch number;

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(6)
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(5)
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the serving size;

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(7)
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(6)
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the cannabinoid profile per serving and in total;

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(8)
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(7)
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a list of ingredients;

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(9)
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(8)
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a universal symbol established by the office indicating that the package or

container contains cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, or a

hemp-derived consumer product;

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(10)
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(9)
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a warning symbol
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developed by the office in consultation with the commissioner

of health and the Minnesota Poison Control System that:
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established by the office indicating

that the product is not for children and information about the Minnesota Poison Control

Center;

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(i) is at least three-quarters of an inch tall and six-tenths of an inch wide;

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(ii) is in a highly visible color;

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(iii) includes a visual element that is commonly understood to mean a person should

stop;

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(iv) indicates that the product is not for children; and

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(v) includes the phone number of the Minnesota Poison Control System;

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(11)
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verification that the
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cannabis
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product
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, lower-potency hemp edible, hemp-derived

consumer product, or medical cannabinoid product
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was tested according to section
342.61
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and that the cannabis product, lower-potency hemp edible, hemp-derived consumer product,

or medical cannabinoid product complies with the applicable standards
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;
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and
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(12) information on the usage of the product;

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(13) the following statement: "Keep this product out of reach of children."; and

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(14)
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(11)
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any other statements or information required by the office.

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(b) The office may by rule establish alternative labeling requirements for lower-potency

hemp edibles that are imported into the state if those requirements provide consumers with

information that is substantially similar to the information described in paragraph (a).

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Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Additional content of label; medical cannabis flower and medical

cannabinoid products.

In addition to the applicable requirements for labeling under

subdivision 2 or 3, all medical cannabis flower and medical cannabinoid products must

include at least the following information on the label affixed to the packaging or container

of the medical cannabis flower or medical cannabinoid product:

(1) the patient's name and date of birth;

(2)
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if applicable,
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the name and date of birth of the patient's registered designated caregiver

or, if listed on the registry verification, the name of the patient's parent, legal guardian, or

spouse
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, if applicable
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; and

(3) the patient's registry identification number.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.63, subdivision 5, is amended

to read:

Subd. 5.

Content of label; hemp-derived topical products.

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(a)
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All hemp-derived topical

products sold to customers must have affixed to the packaging or container of the product

a label that
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contains
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includes
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at least the following information:

(1) the manufacturer name, location, phone number, and website;

(2) the name and address of the independent, accredited laboratory used by the

manufacturer to test the product;

(3) the net weight or volume of the product in the package or container;

(4) the type of topical product;

(5) the amount or percentage of cannabidiol, cannabigerol, or any other cannabinoid,

derivative, or extract of hemp, per serving and in total;

(6) a list of ingredients;

(7) a statement that the product does not claim to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any

disease and that the product has not been evaluated or approved by the United States Food

and Drug Administration, unless the product has been so approved; and

(8) any other statements or information required by the office.

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(b) All hemp-derived topical products that contain THC must have affixed to the product's

packaging or container a label that includes at least the following information:

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(1) the information required in paragraph (a);

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(2) the amount or percentage of THC per serving and the total THC;

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(3) the universal symbol established by the office indicating that the package or container

contains a product containing THC;

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(4) the warning symbol established by the office indicating that the product is not for

children and information about the Minnesota Poison Control Center; and

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(5) information that the product was tested according to section 342.61, subdivision 4.

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Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.63, is amended by adding a subdivision to

read:

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Subd. 7.

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Labeling of lower-potency hemp edibles.

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(a) All lower-potency hemp edible

products must have affixed to the packaging or container a label that includes at least the

following information:

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(1) information about the business that cultivated the hemp parts used in the product,

including either:

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(i) the business's name, the business's address, and the country and state, if applicable,

where the business operates; or

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(ii) the business's name and business's license number;

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(2) information about the business that manufactured the hemp concentrate and artificially

derived cannabinoids used in the product, including either:

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(i) the business's name, the business's address, and the country and state, if applicable,

where the business operates; or

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(ii) the business's name and the business's license number;

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(3) the net weight of the lower-potency hemp edible product in the package or container;

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(4) the batch number;

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(5) the serving size;

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(6) the cannabinoid profile per serving and total THC;

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(7) a list of ingredients;

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(8) the universal symbol established by the office indicating that the package or container

contains a product containing THC;

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(9) the warning symbol established by the office indicating that the product is not for

children and information about the Minnesota Poison Control Center;

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(10) verification that the lower-potency hemp edible was tested according to section

342.61;

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(11) directions on the usage of the product; and

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(12) any other statements or information required by the office.

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(b) A cannabis or hemp business selling lower-potency hemp edibles to customers may

provide customers with the required information in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), through

the use of a scannable barcode affixed to the label of the product if the barcode is accurate

and active at all times.

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(c) The label of a lower-potency hemp edible product that contains only nonintoxicating

cannabinoids approved by the office and that does not include THC is not required to include

the universal symbol in paragraph (a), clause (8).

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Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.66, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Approved cannabinoids.

(a) Products manufactured, marketed, distributed,

and sold under this section may contain cannabidiol or cannabigerol. Except as provided

in paragraph (c), products may not contain any other cannabinoid unless approved by the

office.

(b) The office may approve any cannabinoid
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, other than any tetrahydrocannabinol,
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and

authorize its use in manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sales under this section
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if

the office determines that the cannabinoid is a nonintoxicating cannabinoid
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.

(c) A product manufactured, marketed, distributed, and sold under this section may

contain
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cannabinoids other than cannabidiol, cannabigerol, or any other cannabinoid approved

by the office provided that the cannabinoids are
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hemp concentrate that is
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naturally occurring

in hemp plants or hemp plant parts and
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the total of all other cannabinoids present in a product

does not exceed one milligram per package
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must not contain more than 0.3 percent total

THC
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