<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>criminal penalties; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>section 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.3806, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>    Subd. 21. <b>Medical use of marijuana data.</b> Data collected by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>health relating to registrations for the medical use of marijuana are classified in section <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>152.25, subdivision 5.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[152.22] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> For purposes of sections 152.22 to 152.31, the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>defined in this section have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Allowable amount of marijuana.</b> (a) With respect to a qualifying patient, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>the "allowable amount of marijuana" means: <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>    (1) 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    (2) any amount of other parts of the marijuana plant.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    (b) With respect to a primary caregiver, the "allowable amount of marijuana" for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>each patient means:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>    (1) 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    (2) any amount of other parts of the marijuana plant.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>    (c) With respect to a registered organization, the "allowable amount of marijuana" <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>for each patient means:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (1) 12 marijuana plants;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>    (2) 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    (3) any amount of other parts of the marijuana plant.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Debilitating medical condition.</b> "Debilitating medical condition" means: <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    (1) cancer, glaucoma, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, hepatitis C, Tourette's <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>Syndrome, or the treatment of these conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>    (2) a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>produces one or more of the following: cachexia or wasting syndrome; intractable pain, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>which is pain that has not responded to ordinary medical or surgical measures for more <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>than six months; severe nausea; seizures, including, but not limited to, those characteristic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>of epilepsy; severe and persistent muscle spasms, including, but not limited to, those <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>characteristic of multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease; or agitation of Alzheimer's disease; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    (3) the condition of an HIV-positive patient when the patient's condition has <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>worsened and the patient's physician believes the patient could benefit from consumption <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>of marijuana; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    (4) any other medical condition or its treatment approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Department.</b> "Department" means the Minnesota Department of Health.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Medical use.</b> "Medical use" means the acquisition, possession,  use, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>delivery, transfer, or transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia relating to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>consumption of marijuana to alleviate a registered qualifying patient's debilitating medical <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>condition or symptoms associated with the medical condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Practitioner.</b> "Practitioner" means a licensed doctor of medicine, a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>licensed doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine, a physician assistant, or an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>advance practice registered nurse.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Primary caregiver.</b> "Primary caregiver" means a person who is at least <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>18 years old and who has agreed to assist with a qualifying patient's medical use of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>marijuana. A primary caregiver may assist no more than five qualifying patients with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>their medical use of marijuana.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Qualifying patient.</b> "Qualifying patient" means a person who has been <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>diagnosed by a practitioner as having a debilitating medical condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Registry identification card.</b> "Registry identification card" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>document issued by the commissioner that identifies a person as a qualifying patient or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>primary caregiver.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Usable marijuana.</b> "Usable marijuana" means the dried leaves and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>flowers of the marijuana plant, and any mixture or preparation of it, but does not include <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>the seeds, stalks, and roots of the plant.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Written certification.</b> "Written certification" means a statement signed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>by a practitioner, stating that in the practitioner's professional opinion the potential <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>benefits of the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks for the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>qualifying patient. A written certification shall only be made in the course of a bona fide <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>practitioner-patient relationship after the practitioner has completed a full assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>of the qualifying patient's medical history. The written certification shall specify the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition or conditions. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[152.23] PROTECTIONS FOR MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifying patient.</b> A qualifying patient who possesses a registry <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>identification card shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or entity, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>medical use of marijuana, provided that the qualifying patient possesses an amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>marijuana that does not exceed the allowable amount.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Primary caregiver.</b> A primary caregiver who possesses a registry <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>identification card shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or entity, for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>assisting a qualifying patient to whom the primary caregiver is connected through the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>commissioner's registration process with the medical use of marijuana, provided that the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>primary caregiver possesses an amount of marijuana that does not exceed the allowable <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>amount of marijuana for each qualifying patient to whom the primary caregiver is <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>connected through the registration process.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Discrimination prohibited.</b> No school, employer, or landlord may refuse <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>to enroll, employ, lease to, or otherwise penalize a person solely for the person's status as a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>registered qualifying patient or a registered primary caregiver.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Presumption.</b> (a) There is a presumption that a qualifying patient or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>primary caregiver is engaged in the medical use of marijuana if the qualifying patient or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>primary caregiver:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>    (1) is in possession of a registry identification card; and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>    (2) is in possession of an amount of marijuana that does not exceed the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>permitted under sections 152.22 to 152.31.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    (b) The presumption may be rebutted by evidence that conduct related to marijuana <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>was not for the purpose of alleviating the qualifying patient's debilitating medical <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>condition or symptoms associated with the medical condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Caregiver's reimbursement.</b> A primary caregiver may receive <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>reimbursement for costs associated with assisting with a registered qualifying patient's <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>medical use of marijuana. Compensation does not constitute sale of controlled substances.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Practitioner.</b> A practitioner shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>penalty in any manner or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>penalty or disciplinary action by the Board of Medical Practice or by another business, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>occupational, or professional licensing board or entity, solely for providing written <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>certifications or otherwise stating that, in the practitioner's professional opinion, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>potential benefits of the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>for a patient, provided that nothing shall prevent a practitioner from being sanctioned for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>failure to properly evaluate a patient's medical condition or otherwise violate the standard <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>of care for evaluating medical conditions.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Property rights.</b> (a) Any interest in or right to property that is possessed, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>owned, or used in connection with the medical use of marijuana, or acts incidental to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>such use, is not forfeited. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    (b) A law enforcement agency that seizes and does not return usable marijuana to a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>registered qualifying patient or a registered primary caregiver is liable to the cardholder <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>for the value of the marijuana. The value shall be presumed to be $200 per ounce, or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>the proportionate share of an ounce, unless the cardholder shows that the cardholder <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>purchased the marijuana from a registered organization at a different price.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Arrest and prosecution prohibited.</b> No person is subject to arrest <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>or prosecution for constructive possession, conspiracy, aiding and abetting, being an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>accessory, or any other offense for being in the presence or vicinity of the medical use <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>of marijuana as permitted under sections 152.22 to 152.31 or for assisting a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>qualifying patient with using or administering marijuana.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Nursing facilities.</b> Nursing facilities licensed under chapter 144A or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>boarding care homes licensed under section 144.50 may adopt reasonable restrictions on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the use of  medical marijuana by their residents. Such restrictions may include a provision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>that the facility will not store or maintain the patient's supply of medical marijuana, that <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>caregivers or the hospice agencies serving their residents are not responsible for providing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>the marijuana for qualifying patients, that marijuana be consumed in a method other than <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>smoking, and that medical marijuana be consumed only in a place specified by the facility. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>Nothing contained herein, however, shall require such facilities to adopt such restrictions <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>and no facility shall unreasonably limit a qualifying patient's access to or use of marijuana.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>    Sec. 4. <b>[152.25] REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARDS; ISSUANCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements; issuance.</b> (a) The commissioner shall issue registry <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>identification cards to qualifying patients who submit: <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>    (1) a written certification; <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>    (2) the application or renewal fee of $100; <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>    (3) the name, address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient, except that if the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>applicant is homeless, no address is required; <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>    (4) the name, address, and telephone number of the qualifying patient's practitioner; <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    (5) the name, address, and date of birth of each primary caregiver of the qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>patient, if any. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>    (b) The commissioner shall not issue a registry identification card to a qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>patient under the age of 18 unless: <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>    (1) the qualifying patient's practitioner has explained the potential risks and benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>of the medical use of marijuana to the qualifying patient and to a parent, guardian, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>person having legal custody of the qualifying patient; and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>    (2) a parent, guardian, or person having legal custody consents in writing to:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>    (i) allow the qualifying patient's medical use of marijuana;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>    (ii) serve as one of the qualifying patient's primary caregivers; and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    (iii) control the acquisition of marijuana, the dosage, and the frequency of the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>medical use of marijuana by the qualifying patient.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>    (c) The commissioner shall verify the information contained in an application or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>renewal submitted under this section and shall approve or deny an application or renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>within 15 days of receiving it. The commissioner may deny an application or renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>only if the applicant did not provide the information required under this section or if the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>commissioner determines that the information provided was falsified. Rejection of an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>application or renewal is a final agency action, subject to judicial review. Jurisdiction and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>venue for judicial review are vested in the district court.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    (d) The commissioner shall issue a registry identification card to each primary <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>caregiver, if any, who is named in a qualifying patient's approved application, up to a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>maximum of two primary caregivers per qualifying patient. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    (e) The commissioner shall issue a registry identification card within five days of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>approving an application or renewal. The card expires one year after the date of issuance. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>A registry identification card shall contain: <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>    (1) the name, address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient; <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>    (2) the name, address, and date of birth of each primary caregiver of the qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>patient, if any;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    (3) the date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card; and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>    (4) a random registry identification number.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Notification of changes; penalties.</b> (a) A qualifying patient who has been <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>issued a registry identification card shall notify the commissioner within ten days of any <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>change in the qualifying patient's name, address, or primary caregiver or if the qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>patient ceases to have a debilitating medical condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    (b) Failure to notify the commissioner of a change as required under paragraph (a) is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>a civil violation, punishable by a fine of no more than $150.  If the person has ceased to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>have a debilitating medical condition, the card is null and void and the person is liable for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>any other penalties that may apply to the person's nonmedical use of marijuana.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    (c) A registered primary caregiver shall notify the commissioner within ten days of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>any change in the caregiver's name or address. Failure to notify the commissioner of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>change is a civil violation, punishable by a fine of no more than $150.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>    (d) When a qualifying patient or primary caregiver notifies the commissioner of any <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>changes under this subdivision, the commissioner shall issue the qualifying patient and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>each primary caregiver a new registry identification card within ten days of receiving the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>updated information and a $10 fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    (e) When a registered qualifying patient ceases to use the assistance of a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>primary caregiver, the commissioner shall notify the primary caregiver within ten days. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>The primary caregiver's protections as provided under section 
<statute_ref>152.23</statute_ref> expire ten days after <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>notification by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Lost cards.</b> If a registered qualifying patient or a registered primary <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>caregiver loses a registry identification card, the patient or caregiver shall notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>commissioner and submit a $10 fee within ten days of losing the card.  Within five days of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>receiving notification and the required fee, the commissioner shall issue a new registry <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>identification card with a new random identification number.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Card as probable cause.</b> Possession of, or application for, a registry <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>identification card does not constitute probable cause or reasonable suspicion, nor shall it <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>be used to support a search of the person or property of the person possessing or applying <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>for the registry identification card, or otherwise subject the person or property of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>person to inspection by any governmental agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Data practices.</b> (a) Applications and supporting information submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>by qualifying patients, including information regarding their primary caregivers and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>practitioners, are confidential.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>    (b) The commissioner shall maintain a confidential list of the persons to whom the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>department has issued registry identification cards.  Individual names and other identifying <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>information on the list shall be confidential, exempt from the Minnesota Freedom of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>Information Act, and not subject to disclosure, except to authorized employees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>department as necessary to perform official duties of the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>    (c) The commissioner shall verify to law enforcement personnel whether a registry <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>identification card is valid solely by confirming the random registry identification number.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    (d) It shall be a crime, punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>any person, including an employee or official of the department or another state agency <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>or local government, to breach the confidentiality of information obtained pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>this act. Notwithstanding this provision, the department employees may notify law <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>enforcement about falsified or fraudulent information submitted to the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report. </b> The commissioner shall report annually to the legislature on the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>number of applications for registry identification cards, the number of qualifying patients <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>and primary caregivers approved, the nature of the debilitating medical conditions of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>qualifying patients, the number of registry identification cards revoked, and the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>practitioners providing written certification for qualifying patients.  The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>must not include identifying information on qualifying patients, primary caregivers, or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>practitioners in the report.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Submission of false records; criminal penalty.</b> A person who knowingly <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>submits false records or documentation required by the commissioner of health to certify <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>an organization under sections 152.22 to 152.31 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>$10,000, or both.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Appropriations.</b> Fees raised by this section and section 152.31 are <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>deposited in the state government special revenue fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[152.26] CONSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>    (a) Sections 152.22 to 152.31 do not permit:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    (1) a person to undertake a task under the influence of marijuana, when doing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>so would constitute negligence, professional malpractice, or failure to practice with <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>reasonable skill and safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    (2) smoking of marijuana:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>    (i) in a school bus or other form of public transportation;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>    (ii) on school grounds;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>    (iii) in a correctional facility; <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>    (iv) in any public place; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>    (v) where the smoke may be inhaled by a minor child; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>    (3) a person to operate, navigate, or be in actual physical control of any motor <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>vehicle, aircraft, train, or motorboat while under the influence of marijuana. However, a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>registered qualifying patient shall not be considered to be under the influence solely for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>having marijuana metabolites in the patient's system.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>    (b) Nothing in sections 152.22 to 152.31 shall be construed to require:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>    (1) a government medical assistance program or private health insurer to reimburse a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>person for costs associated with the medical use of marijuana; or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>    (2) an employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any workplace.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[152.27] PENALTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    Fraudulent representation to a law enforcement official of any fact or circumstance <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>relating to the medical use of marijuana to avoid arrest or prosecution is punishable by a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>fine of $500, which shall be in addition to any other penalties that may apply for making a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>false statement and for the nonmedical use of marijuana.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[152.29] AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE AND DISMISSAL FOR MEDICAL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var><b>MARIJUANA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>    (a) Except as provided in section 
<statute_ref>152.26</statute_ref>, a person and a person's primary caregiver, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>if any, may assert the medical purpose for using marijuana as a defense to any prosecution <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>involving marijuana, and such defense shall be presumed valid where the evidence shows <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>that:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>    (1) a practitioner has stated that, in the practitioner's professional opinion, after <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>having completed a full assessment of the person's medical history and current medical <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>condition made in the course of a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship, the potential <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>benefits of using marijuana for medical purposes would likely outweigh the health risks <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>for the person; and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    (2) the person and the person's primary caregiver, if any, were collectively in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>possession of a quantity of marijuana that was not more than was reasonably necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>to ensure the uninterrupted availability of marijuana for the purpose of alleviating the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>person's medical condition or symptoms associated with the medical condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>    (b) A person may assert the medical purpose for using marijuana in a motion to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>dismiss, and the charges shall be dismissed following an evidentiary hearing where the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>defendant shows the elements listed in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>    (c) Any interest in or right to property that was possessed, owned, or used in <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>connection with a person's use of marijuana for medical purposes shall not be forfeited if <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>the person or the person's primary caregiver demonstrates the person's medical purpose for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>using marijuana under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>    (d) This section sunsets on June 30, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[152.30] SEVERABILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>    Any provision of sections 
<statute_ref>152.22</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>152.31</statute_ref> being held invalid as to any person or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>circumstances shall not affect the application of any other provision of sections 
<statute_ref>152.22</statute_ref> to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>152.31 that can be given full effect without the invalid section or application.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[152.31] REGISTERED ORGANIZATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section, "registered organization" <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>means a nonprofit entity registered with the commissioner under this section that acquires, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, or dispenses <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>marijuana, or related supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying patients <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>and their registered primary caregivers.  A registered organization is a primary caregiver, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>although it may supply marijuana to any number of registered qualifying patients who <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>have designated it as one of their primary caregivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Registration requirements.</b> (a) The commissioner shall issue a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>organization license within 20 days to any person who  provides:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>    (1) a fee in an amount established by the commissioner notwithstanding section <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var><statute_ref>16A.1283</statute_ref>, which shall not exceed $1,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>    (2) the name of the registered organization;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>    (3) the physical addresses of the registered organization and any other real property <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>where marijuana is to be possessed, cultivated, manufactured, supplied, or dispensed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>relating to the operations of the registered organization; and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>    (4) the name, address, and date of birth of any person who is an agent of or employed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>by the registered organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    (b) The commissioner shall issue each agent and employee of a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>organization a registry identification card for a cost of $10 each within ten days of receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>of the person's identifying information and the fee.  Each card shall specify that the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>cardholder is an employee or agent of a registered organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Expiration.</b> A license for a registered organization and each employee or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>agent registry identification card expires one year after the date of issuance.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Inspection.</b> Registered organizations are subject to reasonable inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Organization requirements.</b> (a) Registered organizations must be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>established as nonprofit entities. Registered organizations are subject to all applicable state <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>laws governing nonprofit entities, but need not be recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>by the Internal Revenue Service.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>    (b) Registered organizations may not be located within 500 feet of the property line <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>of a public school, private school, or structure used primarily for religious services or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>worship.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    (c) The operating documents of a registered organization shall include procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>for the oversight of the registered organization and procedures to ensure adequate record <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>keeping.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>    (d) A registered organization shall notify the commissioner within ten days of when <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>an employee or agent ceases to work at the registered organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    (e) The registered organization shall notify the commissioner before a new agent or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>employee begins working at the registered organization, in writing, and the organization <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>shall submit a $10 fee for the person's registry identification card.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>    (f) No registered organization shall be subject to prosecution, search, seizure, or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>penalty in any manner or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>penalty or disciplinary action by a business, occupational, or professional licensing board <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>or entity, for acting according to sections 
<statute_ref>152.22</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>152.31</statute_ref>  to assist registered qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>patients to whom it is connected through the commissioner's registration process with the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>medical use of marijuana, provided that the registered organization possesses an amount <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>of marijuana that does not exceed 12 marijuana plants and 
<statute_ref>2.5</statute_ref> ounces of usable marijuana <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>for each registered qualifying patient.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>    (g) No employees, agents, or board members of a registered organization shall <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>be subject to arrest, prosecution, search, seizure, or penalty in any manner or denied <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>by a business, occupational, or professional licensing board or entity, for working for a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>registered organization according to sections 
<statute_ref>152.22</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>152.31</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    (h) The registered organization is prohibited from acquiring, possessing, cultivating, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>manufacturing, delivering, transferring, transporting, supplying, or dispensing marijuana <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>for any purpose except to assist registered qualifying patients with the medical use of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>marijuana directly or through the qualifying patients' other primary caregivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Background checks; felony drug convictions.</b> (a) The department shall <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>Criminal Apprehension on all employees, agents, and board members of a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>organization. An application for registry identification cards for employees, agents, and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>board members must be accompanied by an executed criminal history consent form, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>including fingerprints.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>    (b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>the background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>maintained in the Criminal Justice Information System computers and shall also conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>a search of the national criminal records repository, including the criminal justice data <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>communications network. The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>    (c) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and its agents may not directly or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>indirectly disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other person that the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>purpose of the background check is related to the medical use of marijuana or registered <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>    (d) The department shall refuse to issue a registry card to any agent, employee, or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>board member of a registered organization who has been convicted of a drug felony. The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>department shall notify the registered organization in writing of the purpose for denying <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>the registry identification card. However, the department may grant the person a registry <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>identification card if the person's conviction was for the medical use of marijuana or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>assisting with the medical use of marijuana.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>    (e) If a registered organization has employed an agent, board member, or employee <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>and is notified that the person failed the background check, it shall terminate the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>status as an agent, board member, or employee within 24 hours of receiving written <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>notification. The result of the criminal background check is private information, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>registered organization may not disclose it, except to defend itself of any charges related <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>to employment law.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>    (f) No person who has been convicted of a drug felony may be the agent, board <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>member, or employee of a registered organization. Notwithstanding this provision, a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>person may apply to the department for a waiver if the person's conviction was for the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>medical use of marijuana or assisting with the medical use of marijuana. A person who is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>employed by, an agent of, or a board member of a registered organization in violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>this section is guilty of a civil violation punishable by a fine of up to $1,000. A subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>violation of this section is a crime punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>    (g) No registered organization may knowingly and willfully allow a person who has <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>been convicted of a drug felony to be its agent, board member, or employee unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>department has granted the person a registry identification card because the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>conviction was for the medical use of marijuana. A violation is punishable by a fine of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>up to $2,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Penalty.</b> The registered organization may not possess an amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>marijuana that exceeds the total of the allowable amounts of marijuana for the registered <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>qualifying patients for whom the organization is a registered primary caregiver. The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>registered organization may not dispense, deliver, or otherwise transfer marijuana to a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>person other than a qualifying patient or the patient's primary caregiver. An intentional <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>violation of this subdivision is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>years or by payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. This penalty is in addition <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>to any other penalties applicable in law. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>    Sec. 10. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>    $401,000 for fiscal year 2009 is appropriated from the state government special <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>revenue fund to the commissioner of health to implement Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>152.22 to 152.31.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>    Sec. 11. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>    Sections 1 to 9 are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>