Bill HF4688

1.1          A bill for an act
1.2          relating to cannabis; allowing certain cannabis license holders to transport products
1.3          to testing facilities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.31, subdivision
1.4          1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 342.28, subdivision 1; 342.29,
1.5          subdivision 1; 342.30, subdivision 1.
1.6          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7          Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.28, subdivision 1, is amended
1.8          to read:
1.9                          Subdivision 1.Authorized actions. A cannabis microbusiness license, consistent with
1.10       the specific license endorsement or endorsements, entitles the license holder to perform any
1.11       or all of the following within the limits established by this section:
1.12       (1) grow cannabis plants from seed or immature plant to mature plant and harvest
1.13       cannabis flower from a mature plant;
1.14       (2) make cannabis concentrate;
1.15       (3) make hemp concentrate, including hemp concentrate with a delta-9
1.16       tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent as measured by weight;
1.17       (4) manufacture artificially derived cannabinoids;
1.18       (5) manufacture adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and
1.19       hemp-derived consumer products for public consumption;
1.20       (6) purchase immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products,
1.21       lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products from another cannabis
1.22       microbusiness, a cannabis mezzobusiness, a cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer,
2.1          a cannabis wholesaler, a medical cannabis combination business, a lower-potency hemp
2.2          edible manufacturer, or a lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler;
2.3          (7) purchase hemp plant parts and propagules from an industrial hemp grower licensed
2.4          under chapter 18K;
2.5          (8) purchase hemp concentrate from an industrial hemp processor licensed under chapter
2.6          18K;
2.7          (9) purchase cannabis concentrate, hemp concentrate, and artificially derived cannabinoids
2.8          from another cannabis microbusiness, a cannabis mezzobusiness, a cannabis manufacturer,
2.9          or a cannabis wholesaler for use in manufacturing adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency
2.10       hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products;
2.11       (10) package and label adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products,
2.12       lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for sale to customers;
2.13       (11) sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use
2.14       cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, and
2.15       other products authorized by law to other cannabis businesses and to customers;
2.16       (12) operate an establishment that permits on-site consumption of edible cannabis
2.17       products and lower-potency hemp edibles; and
2.18       (13) transport cannabis products and hemp-derived consumer products to a cannabis
2.19       testing facility for testing purposes; and
2.20       (13) (14) perform other actions approved by the office.

2.21       Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.29, subdivision 1, is amended
2.22       to read:
2.23                       Subdivision 1.Authorized actions. A cannabis mezzobusiness license, consistent with
2.24       the specific license endorsement or endorsements, entitles the license holder to perform any
2.25       or all of the following within the limits established by this section:
2.26       (1) grow cannabis plants from seed or immature plant to mature plant and harvest
2.27       cannabis flower from a mature plant for use as adult-use cannabis flower or for use in
2.28       adult-use cannabis products;
2.29       (2) grow cannabis plants from seed or immature plant to mature plant and harvest
2.30       cannabis flower from a mature plant for use as medical cannabis flower or for use in medical
2.31       cannabinoid products;
3.1          (3) make cannabis concentrate;
3.2          (4) make hemp concentrate, including hemp concentrate with a delta-9
3.3          tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent as measured by weight;
3.4          (5) manufacture artificially derived cannabinoids;
3.5          (6) manufacture adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and
3.6          hemp-derived consumer products for public consumption;
3.7          (7) process medical cannabinoid products;
3.8          (8) purchase immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products,
3.9          lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products from a cannabis
3.10       microbusiness, another cannabis mezzobusiness, a cannabis cultivator, a cannabis
3.11       manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, a medical cannabis combination business, a
3.12       lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, or a lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler;
3.13       (9) purchase cannabis concentrate, hemp concentrate, and artificially derived cannabinoids
3.14       from a cannabis microbusiness, another cannabis mezzobusiness, a cannabis manufacturer,
3.15       or a cannabis wholesaler for use in manufacturing adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency
3.16       hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products;
3.17       (10) purchase hemp plant parts and propagules from a licensed hemp grower licensed
3.18       under chapter 18K;
3.19       (11) purchase hemp concentrate from an industrial hemp processor licensed under chapter
3.20       18K;
3.21       (12) package and label adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products,
3.22       lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for sale to customers;
3.23       (13) sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use
3.24       cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, and
3.25       other products authorized by law to other cannabis businesses and to customers; and
3.26       (14) transport cannabis products and hemp-derived consumer products to a cannabis
3.27       testing facility for testing purposes; and
3.28       (14) (15) perform other actions approved by the office.

4.1          Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.30, subdivision 1, is amended
4.2          to read:
4.3                          Subdivision 1.Authorized actions. A cannabis cultivator license entitles the license
4.4          holder to:
4.5          (1) grow cannabis plants within the approved amount of space from seed or immature
4.6          plant to mature plant;
4.7          (2) harvest cannabis flower from a mature plant;
4.8          (3) package and label immature cannabis plants and seedlings and cannabis flower for
4.9          sale to other cannabis businesses;
4.10       (4) sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings and cannabis flower to other cannabis
4.11       businesses;
4.12       (5) transport cannabis flower to a cannabis manufacturer located on the same premises;
4.13       and
4.14       (6) transport cannabis products and hemp-derived consumer products to a cannabis
4.15       testing facility for testing purposes; and
4.16       (6) (7) perform other actions approved by the office.

4.17       Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.18                       Subdivision 1.Authorized actions. A cannabis manufacturer license, consistent with
4.19       the specific license endorsement or endorsements, entitles the license holder to:
4.20       (1) purchase cannabis flower, cannabis products, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate,
4.21       and artificially derived cannabinoids from a cannabis microbusiness, a cannabis
4.22       mezzobusiness, a cannabis cultivator, another cannabis manufacturer, or a cannabis
4.23       wholesaler;
4.24       (2) purchase hemp plant parts and propagules from an industrial hemp grower licensed
4.25       under chapter 18K;
4.26       (3) purchase hemp concentrate from an industrial hemp processor licensed under chapter
4.27       18K;
4.28       (4) accept cannabis flower from unlicensed persons who are at least 21 years of age
4.29       provided that the cannabis manufacturer does not accept more than two ounces from an
4.30       individual on a single occasion;
4.31       (5) make cannabis concentrate;
5.1          (6) make hemp concentrate, including hemp concentrate with a delta-9
5.2          tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent as measured by weight;
5.3          (7) manufacture artificially derived cannabinoids;
5.4          (8) manufacture adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and
5.5          hemp-derived consumer products for public consumption;
5.6          (9) package and label adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and
5.7          hemp-derived consumer products for sale to customers;
5.8          (10) sell cannabis concentrate, hemp concentrate, artificially derived cannabinoids,
5.9          cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products to
5.10       other cannabis businesses; and
5.11       (11) transport cannabis products and hemp-derived consumer products to a cannabis
5.12       testing facility for testing purposes; and
5.13       (11) (12) perform other actions approved by the office.