1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; prohibiting a peace officer from seizing the medical cannabis 
1.3 	of a patient enrolled in the medical cannabis registry program;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2018, section 152.32, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 152.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Presumption. (a) There is a presumption that a patient enrolled in the 
1.8 	registry program under sections 152.22 to 152.37 is engaged in the authorized use of medical 
1.9 	cannabis.
1.10 	(b) The presumption may be rebutted by evidence that conduct related to use of medical 
1.11 	cannabis was not for the purpose of treating or alleviating the patient's qualifying medical 
1.12 	condition or symptoms associated with the patient's qualifying medical condition.
1.13 	(c) A peace officer as defined in section 626.84 is prohibited from seizing the medical 
1.14 	cannabis of a patient enrolled in the registry program, provided the patient verifies the 
1.15 	patient's enrollment in the registry program by showing the peace officer the patient's registry 
1.16 	verification.