SF 5070

Introduction - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024)

Posted on 04/16/2024 09:30 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to commerce; adding youths to the Cannabis Advisory Council; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.03, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.03, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Membership.

The Cannabis Advisory Council is created consisting of
the following members:

(1) the director of the Office of Cannabis Management or a designee;

(2) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;

(3) the commissioner of revenue or a designee;

(4) the commissioner of health or a designee;

(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;

(6) the commissioner of public safety or a designee;

(7) the commissioner of human rights or a designee;

(8) the commissioner of labor or a designee;

(9) the commissioner of agriculture or a designee;

(10) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a designee;

(11) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or a designee;

(12) the colonel of the State Patrol or a designee;

(13) the director of the Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public Safety or a
designee;

(14) a representative from the League of Minnesota Cities appointed by the league;

(15) a representative from the Association of Minnesota Counties appointed by the
association;

(16) an expert in minority business development appointed by the governor;

(17) an expert in economic development strategies for under-resourced communities
appointed by the governor;

(18) an expert in farming or representing the interests of farmers appointed by the
governor;

(19) an expert representing the interests of cannabis workers appointed by the governor;

(20) an expert representing the interests of employers appointed by the governor;

(21) an expert in municipal law enforcement with advanced training in impairment
detection and evaluation appointed by the governor;

(22) an expert in social welfare or social justice appointed by the governor;

(23) an expert in criminal justice reform to mitigate the disproportionate impact of drug
prosecutions on communities of color appointed by the governor;

(24) an expert in prevention, treatment, and recovery related to substance use disorders
appointed by the governor;

(25) an expert in minority business ownership appointed by the governor;

(26) an expert in women-owned businesses appointed by the governor;

(27) an expert in cannabis retailing appointed by the governor;

(28) an expert in cannabis product manufacturing appointed by the governor;

(29) an expert in laboratory sciences and toxicology appointed by the governor;

(30) an expert in providing legal services to cannabis businesses appointed by the
governor;

(31) an expert in cannabis cultivation appointed by the governor;

(32) an expert in pediatric medicine appointed by the governor;

(33) an expert in adult medicine appointed by the governor;

(34) three patient advocates, one who is a patient enrolled in the medical cannabis
program; one who is a parent or caregiver of a patient in the medical cannabis program;
and one patient with experience in the mental health system or substance use disorder
treatment system appointed by the governor;

(35) two licensed mental health professionals appointed by the governor;

(36) a veteran appointed by the governor;

(37) one member of each of the following federally recognized Tribes, designated by
the elected Tribal president or chairperson of the governing bodies of:

(i) the Fond du Lac Band;

(ii) the Grand Portage Band;

(iii) the Mille Lacs Band;

(iv) the White Earth Band;

(v) the Bois Forte Band;

(vi) the Leech Lake Band;

(vii) the Red Lake Nation;

(viii) the Upper Sioux Community;

(ix) the Lower Sioux Indian Community;

(x) the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; and

(xi) the Prairie Island Indian Community; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(38) a representative from the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota appointed
by the association deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (39) one youth from a rural area appointed by the governor; and
new text end

new text begin (40) one youth from a metro area appointed by the governor.
new text end