| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to cannabis; allowing authorized retailers to give away samples at cannabis |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 event sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.40, subdivision 7. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.40, subdivision 7, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subd. 7.Cannabis event sales.(a) Cannabis microbusinesses with a retail endorsement, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7cannabis mezzobusinesses with a retail endorsement, cannabis retailers, medical cannabis |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8combination businesses operating a retail location, and lower-potency hemp edible retailers, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9including the cannabis event organizer, may be authorized to sell cannabis plants, adult-use |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11consumer products to customers at a cannabis event. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) All sales of cannabis plants, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products at a cannabis event must |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14take place in a retail area as designated in the premises diagram. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (c) Authorized retailers may only conduct sales within their specifically assigned area. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (d) Authorized retailers must verify the age of all customers pursuant to section 342.27, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17subdivision 4, before completing a sale and may not sell cannabis plants, adult-use cannabis |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19products to an individual under 21 years of age. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (e) Authorized retailers may display one sample of each type of cannabis plant, adult-use |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis product, lower-potency hemp edible, and hemp-derived |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22consumer product available for sale. Samples of adult-use cannabis and adult-use cannabis |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | REVISOR BD/HL 25-0486903/12/25 |
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| 25 | 25 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 27 | 27 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. F. No. 2716 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 31 | 31 | | Authored by Smith; Johnson, P.; Cha and West03/24/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy 2.1products must be stored in a sample jar or display case and be accompanied by a label or |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2notice containing the information required to be affixed to the packaging or container |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3containing adult-use cannabis flower and adult-use cannabis products sold to customers. A |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4sample may not consist of more than eight grams of adult-use cannabis flower or adult-use |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5cannabis concentrate, or an edible cannabis product infused with more than 100 milligrams |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6of tetrahydrocannabinol. A cannabis retailer may allow customers to smell the adult-use |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.7cannabis flower or adult-use cannabis product before purchase. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.8 (f) The notice requirements under section 342.27, subdivision 6, apply to authorized |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.9retailers offering cannabis plants, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabinoid products, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.10and hemp-derived consumer products for sale at a cannabis event. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.11 (g) Authorized retailers may not: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.12 (1) sell adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.13edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products to a person who is visibly intoxicated; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.14 (2) knowingly sell more cannabis plants, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.15products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products than a customer |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.16is legally permitted to possess; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.17 (3) sell medical cannabis flower or medical cannabinoid products; or |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.18 (4) give away cannabis plants, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.19edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products; or |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.20 (5) (4) allow for the dispensing of cannabis plants, cannabis flower, cannabis products, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.21lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products in vending machines. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.22 (h) Except for samples of a cannabis plant, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.23product, lower-potency hemp edible, and hemp-derived consumer product, all cannabis |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.24plants, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.25and hemp-derived consumer products for sale at a cannabis event must be stored in a secure, |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.26locked container that is not accessible to the public. Such items being stored at a cannabis |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.27event shall not be left unattended. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.28 (i) All cannabis plants, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.29lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for sale at a cannabis |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2.30event must comply with this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter regarding |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2.31the testing, packaging, and labeling of those items. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 64 | 64 | | REVISOR BD/HL 25-0486903/12/25 3.1 (j) All cannabis plants, adult-use cannabis flower, and adult-use cannabis products sold, |
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| 65 | 65 | | 3.2damaged, or destroyed at a cannabis event must be recorded in the statewide monitoring |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3.3system. |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3Section 1. |
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| 68 | 68 | | REVISOR BD/HL 25-0486903/12/25 |
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