HF 1254

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/20/2025 02:48 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to cannabis; providing for the manufacture of certain products for sale
outside of Minnesota; designating tetrahydrocannabivarin as a nonintoxicating
cannabinoid; modifying potency limits for certain products; lowering social equity
ownership requirements to 51 percent; establishing manufacturing limits for certain
manufacturers; clarifying cannabis cultivator license authorizations; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 151.72, subdivision 6; 342.01, subdivisions 50,
56; 342.02, subdivision 2; 342.06, subdivision 1; 342.17; 342.28, subdivision 2;
342.29, subdivision 2; 342.30, subdivision 1; 342.45, by adding a subdivision;
342.46, subdivision 6; 342.63, subdivision 5; 342.65; 342.66, subdivisions 3, 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.72, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Noncompliant products; enforcement.

(a) A product regulated under this
section, including an edible cannabinoid product, shall be considered a noncompliant product
if the product is offered for sale in this state or if the product is manufactured, imported,
distributed, or stored with the intent to be offered for sale in this state in violation of any
provision of this section, including but not limited to if:

(1) it consists, in whole or in part, of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance;

(2) it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions where
it may have been rendered injurious to health, or where it may have been contaminated with
filth;

(3) its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious
substance that may render the contents injurious to health;

(4) it contains any food additives, color additives, or excipients that have been found by
the FDA to be unsafe for human or animal consumption;

(5) it contains an amount or percentage of nonintoxicating cannabinoids that is different
than the amount or percentage stated on the label;

(6) it contains more than 0.3 percent of any tetrahydrocannabinol or, if the product is
an edible cannabinoid product, an amount of tetrahydrocannabinol that exceeds the limits
established in subdivision 5a, paragraph (f); or

(7) it contains more than trace amounts of mold, residual solvents, pesticides, fertilizers,
or heavy metals.

(b) A product regulated under this section shall be considered a noncompliant product
if the product's labeling is false or misleading in any manner or in violation of the
requirements of this section.

(c) The office may assume that any product regulated under this section that is present
in the state, other than a product lawfully possessed for personal use, has been manufactured,
imported, distributed, or stored with the intent to be offered for sale in this state if new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end a product of the same type and brand was sold in the state on or after July 1, 2023 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end
or deleted text begin if
deleted text end

new text begin (2) new text end the product is in the possession of a person who has sold any product in violation of
this section new text begin and the product's packaging does not clearly state that it is not for sale in
Minnesota new text end .

(d) The office may enforce this section, including enforcement against a manufacturer
or distributor of a product regulated under this section, under section 342.19.

(e) The office may enter into an interagency agreement with the commissioner of
agriculture to perform inspections and take other enforcement actions on behalf of the office.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.01, subdivision 50, is amended to read:

Subd. 50.

Lower-potency hemp edible.

(a) "Lower-potency hemp edible" means any
product that:

(1) is intended to be eaten or consumed as a beverage by humans;

(2) contains hemp concentrate or an artificially derived cannabinoid, in combination
with food ingredients;

(3) is not a drug;

(4) does not contain a cannabinoid derived from cannabis plants or cannabis flower;

(5) is a type of product approved for sale by the office or is substantially similar to a
product approved by the office, including but not limited to products that resemble
nonalcoholic beverages, candy, and baked goods; and

(6) meets either of the requirements in paragraph (b).

(b) A lower-potency hemp edible includes:

(1) a product that:

(i) consists of servings that contain no more than five milligrams of delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol; no more than deleted text begin 25 deleted text end new text begin 50 new text end milligrams of cannabidiol, cannabigerol,
cannabinol, deleted text begin or deleted text end cannabichromene new text begin , or tetrahydrocannabivarin new text end ; any other cannabinoid authorized
by the office; or any combination of those cannabinoids that does not exceed the identified
amounts;

(ii) does not contain more than a combined total of 0.5 milligrams of all other
cannabinoids per serving; and

(iii) does not contain an artificially derived cannabinoid other than delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol, except that a product may include artificially derived cannabinoids
created during the process of creating the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol that is added to the
product, if no artificially derived cannabinoid is added to the ingredient containing delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol and the ratio of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol to all other artificially
derived cannabinoids is no less than 20 to one; or

(2) a product that:

(i) contains hemp concentrate processed or refined without increasing the percentage of
targeted cannabinoids or altering the ratio of cannabinoids in the extracts or resins of a hemp
plant or hemp plant parts beyond the variability generally recognized for the method used
for processing or refining or by an amount needed to reduce the total THC in the hemp
concentrate; and

(ii) consists of servings that contain no more than five milligrams of total THC.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.01, subdivision 56, is amended to read:

Subd. 56.

Nonintoxicating cannabinoid.

"Nonintoxicating cannabinoid" means a
cannabinoid that when introduced into the human body does not impair the central nervous
system and does not impair the human audio, visual, or mental processes. Nonintoxicating
cannabinoid includes but is not limited to cannabidiol deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end cannabigerol new text begin , and
tetrahydrocannabivarin, new text end but does not include any artificially derived cannabinoid.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Powers and duties.

(a) The office has the following powers and duties:

(1) to develop, maintain, and enforce an organized system of regulation for the cannabis
industry and hemp consumer industry;

(2) to establish programming, services, and notification to protect, maintain, and improve
the health of citizens;

(3) to prevent unauthorized access to cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency
hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products by individuals under 21 years of age;

(4) to establish and regularly update standards for product manufacturing, testing,
packaging, and labeling, including requirements for an expiration, sell-by, or best-used-by
date;

(5) to promote economic growth with an emphasis on growth in areas that experienced
a disproportionate, negative impact from cannabis prohibition;

(6) to issue and renew licenses;

(7) to require fingerprints from individuals determined to be subject to fingerprinting,
including the submission of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation where
required by law and to obtain criminal conviction data for individuals seeking a license
from the office on the individual's behalf or as a cooperative member or director, manager,
or general partner of a business entity;

(8) to receive reports required by this chapter and inspect the premises, records, books,
and other documents of license holders to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and
rules;

(9) to authorize the use of unmarked motor vehicles to conduct seizures or investigations
pursuant to the office's authority;

(10) to impose and collect civil and administrative penalties as provided in this chapter;

(11) to publish such information as may be deemed necessary for the welfare of cannabis
businesses, cannabis workers, hemp businesses, and hemp workers and the health and safety
of citizens;

(12) to make loans and grants in aid to the extent that appropriations are made available
for that purpose;

(13) to authorize research and studies on cannabis flower, cannabis products, artificially
derived cannabinoids, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, the
cannabis industry, and the hemp consumer industry;

(14) to provide reports as required by law;

(15) to develop a warning label regarding the effects of the use of cannabis flower and
cannabis products by persons 25 years of age or younger;

(16) to determine, based on a review of medical and scientific literature, whether it is
appropriate to require additional health and safety warnings containing information that is
both supported by credible science and helpful to consumers in considering potential health
risks from the use of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and
hemp-derived consumer products, including but not limited to warnings regarding any risks
associated with use by pregnant or breastfeeding individuals, or by individuals planning to
become pregnant, and the effects that use has on brain development for individuals under
the age of 25;

(17) to establish limits on the potency of cannabis flower and cannabis products that can
be sold to customers by licensed cannabis retailers, licensed cannabis microbusinesses, and
licensed cannabis mezzobusinesses with an endorsement to sell cannabis flower and cannabis
products to customers new text begin . Any limit on a cannabis product consisting of cannabis concentrate
intended to be consumed by combustion or vaporization of the product and inhalation of
smoke, aerosol, or vapor from the product must not be lower than 90 percent potency new text end ;

(18) to establish rules authorizing an increase in plant canopy limits and outdoor
cultivation limits to meet market demand and limiting cannabis manufacturing consistent
with the goals identified in subdivision 1;

(19) to order a person or business that cultivates cannabis flower or manufactures or
produces cannabis products, medical cannabinoid products, artificially derived cannabinoids,
lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, or hemp-derived topical
products to recall any cannabis flower, product, or ingredient containing cannabinoids that
is used in a product if the office determines that the flower, product, or ingredient represents
a risk of causing a serious adverse incident; and

(20) to exercise other powers and authority and perform other duties required by law.

(b) In addition to the powers and duties in paragraph (a), the office has the following
powers and duties until January 1, 2027:

(1) to establish limits on the potency of adult-use cannabis flower and adult-use cannabis
products that can be sold to customers by licensed cannabis retailers, licensed cannabis
microbusinesses, and licensed cannabis mezzobusinesses with an endorsement to sell
adult-use cannabis flower and adult-use cannabis products to customers; and

(2) to permit, upon application to the office in the form prescribed by the director of the
office, a licensee under this chapter to perform any activity if such permission is substantially
necessary for the licensee to perform any other activity permitted by the applicant's license
and is not otherwise prohibited by law.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Approval of cannabis flower and products.

(a) For the purposes of
this section, "product category" means a type of product that may be sold in different sizes,
distinct packaging, or at various prices but is still created using the same manufacturing or
agricultural processes. A new or additional stock keeping unit (SKU) or Universal Product
Code (UPC) shall not prevent a product from being considered the same type as another
unit. All other terms have the meanings provided in section 342.01.

(b) The office shall approve product categories of cannabis flower, cannabis products,
lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for retail sale.

(c) The office may establish limits on the total THC of cannabis flower, cannabis products,
and hemp-derived consumer products new text begin . Any limit on a cannabis product consisting of cannabis
concentrate intended to be consumed by combustion or vaporization of the product and
inhalation of smoke, aerosol, or vapor from the product must not be lower than 90 percent
potency new text end . As used in this paragraph, "total THC" means the sum of the percentage by weight
of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid multiplied by 0.877 plus the percentage by weight of all
tetrahydrocannabinols.

(d) The office shall not approve any cannabis product, lower-potency hemp edible, or
hemp-derived consumer product that:

(1) is or appears to be a lollipop or ice cream;

(2) bears the likeness or contains characteristics of a real or fictional person, animal, or
fruit;

(3) is modeled after a type or brand of products primarily consumed by or marketed to
children;

(4) is substantively similar to a meat food product; poultry food product as defined in
section 31A.02, subdivision 10; or a dairy product as defined in section 32D.01, subdivision
7;

(5) contains a synthetic cannabinoid;

(6) is made by applying a cannabinoid, including but not limited to an artificially derived
cannabinoid, to a finished food product that does not contain cannabinoids and is sold to
consumers, including but not limited to a candy or snack food; or

(7) if the product is an edible cannabis product or lower-potency hemp edible, contains
an ingredient, other than a cannabinoid, that is not approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration for use in food.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.17, is amended to read:

342.17 SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANTS.

(a) An applicant qualifies as a social equity applicant if the applicant:

(1) was convicted of an offense involving the possession or sale of cannabis or marijuana
prior to May 1, 2023;

(2) had a parent, guardian, child, spouse, or dependent who was convicted of an offense
involving the possession or sale of cannabis or marijuana prior to May 1, 2023;

(3) was a dependent of an individual who was convicted of an offense involving the
possession or sale of cannabis or marijuana prior to May 1, 2023;

(4) is a military veteran, including a service-disabled veteran, current or former member
of the national guard;

(5) is a military veteran or current or former member of the national guard who lost
honorable status due to an offense involving the possession or sale of cannabis or marijuana;

(6) has been a resident for the last five years of one or more subareas, such as census
tracts or neighborhoods:

(i) that experienced a disproportionately large amount of cannabis enforcement as
determined by the study conducted by the office pursuant to section 342.04, paragraph (b),
or another report based on federal or state data on arrests or convictions;

(ii) where the poverty rate was 20 percent or more;

(iii) where the median family income did not exceed 80 percent of the statewide median
family income or, if in a metropolitan area, did not exceed the greater of 80 percent of the
statewide median family income or 80 percent of the median family income for that
metropolitan area;

(iv) where at least 20 percent of the households receive assistance through the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; or

(v) where the population has a high level of vulnerability according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(CDC/ATSDR) Social Vulnerability Index; or

(7) has participated in the business operation of a farm for at least three years and
currently provides the majority of the day-to-day physical labor and management of a farm
that had gross farm sales of at least $5,000 but not more than $100,000 in the previous year.

(b) The qualifications described in paragraph (a) apply to each individual applicant or,
in the case of a business entity, apply to at least deleted text begin 65 deleted text end new text begin 51 new text end percent of the controlling ownership
of the business entity.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Size limitations.

(a) A cannabis microbusiness that cultivates cannabis at an
indoor facility may cultivate up to 5,000 square feet of plant canopy. The office may adjust
plant canopy limits for licensed businesses upward to meet market demand consistent with
the goals identified in section 342.02, subdivision 1. In each licensing period, the office
may adjust plant canopy limits upward or downward for licenses that will be issued in that
period to meet market demand consistent with the goals identified in section 342.02,
subdivision 1, except that the office must not impose a limit of less than 5,000 square feet
of plant canopy.

(b) A cannabis microbusiness that cultivates cannabis at an outdoor location may cultivate
up to one-half acre of mature, flowering plants. The office may increase the limit for licensed
businesses to meet market demand consistent with the goals identified in section 342.02,
subdivision 1. In each licensing period, the office may adjust the limit upward or downward
for licenses that will be issued in that period to meet market demand consistent with the
goals identified in section 342.02, subdivision 1, except that the office must not impose a
limit of less than one-half acre of mature, flowering plants.

(c) The office shall establish a limit on the manufacturing of cannabis products,
lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products a cannabis microbusiness
that manufactures such products may perform. The limit must be equivalent to the amount
of cannabis flower that can be harvested from a facility with a plant canopy of 5,000 square
feet in a year deleted text begin , deleted text end but new text begin must not be lower than 20,000 pounds and new text end may be increased if the office
expands the allowable area of cultivation under paragraph (a).

(d) A cannabis microbusiness with the appropriate endorsement may operate one retail
location.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Size limitations.

(a) A cannabis mezzobusiness that cultivates cannabis at an
indoor facility may cultivate up to 15,000 square feet of plant canopy. The office may adjust
plant canopy limits upward to meet market demand consistent with the goals identified in
section 342.02, subdivision 1.

(b) A cannabis mezzobusiness that cultivates cannabis at an outdoor location may
cultivate up to one acre of mature, flowering plants unless the office increases that limit.
The office may increase the limit to no more than three acres if the office determines that
expansion is consistent with the goals identified in section 342.02, subdivision 1.

(c) The office shall establish a limit on the manufacturing of cannabis products,
lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products a cannabis mezzobusiness
that manufactures such products may perform. The limit must be equivalent to the amount
of cannabis flower that can be harvested from a facility with a plant canopy of 15,000 square
feet in a year but new text begin must not be lower than 60,000 pounds and new text end may be increased if the office
expands the allowable area of cultivation under paragraph (a).

(d) A cannabis mezzobusiness with the appropriate endorsement may operate up to three
retail locations.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Authorized actions.

A cannabis cultivator license entitles the license
holder to new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end grow cannabis plants within the approved amount of space from seed or immature
plant to mature plant deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end harvest cannabis flower from a mature plant deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end package and label immature cannabis plants and seedlings and cannabis flower for
sale to other cannabis businesses deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings and cannabis flower to other cannabis
businesses;
new text end

new text begin (5) new text end transport cannabis flower to a cannabis manufacturer located on the same premises deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end
and

new text begin (6) new text end perform other actions approved by the office.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.45, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Manufacture of products for sale in other jurisdictions. new text end

new text begin (a) Nothing in this
chapter prohibits a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer from manufacturing, packaging,
labeling, and distributing edible products containing cannabinoids derived from hemp that
do not qualify as lower-potency hemp edibles if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the products are intended, distributed, and offered for sale only in jurisdictions other
than Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) the products are physically separated from all lower-potency hemp edibles during
the manufacturing, packaging, and labeling process; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the products' packaging clearly states that they are not for sale in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (b) The office may take enforcement action as provided in sections 342.19 and 342.21
if the office determines that the lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer:
new text end

new text begin (1) sold or offered for sale in Minnesota any edible product containing cannabinoids
derived from hemp that does not qualify as a lower-potency hemp edible; or
new text end

new text begin (2) manufactured, distributed, or stored any edible product containing cannabinoids
derived from hemp that does not qualify as a lower-potency hemp edible with the intent
that the product be offered for sale in Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.46, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Compliant products.

(a) A lower-potency hemp edible retailer shall ensure
that all lower-potency hemp edibles offered for sale comply with the limits on the amount
and types of cannabinoids that a lower-potency hemp edible can contain, including but not
limited to the requirement that lower-potency hemp edibles:

(1) consist of servings that contain no more than five milligrams of delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol, no more than deleted text begin 25 deleted text end new text begin 50 new text end milligrams of cannabidiol, no more than deleted text begin 25 deleted text end new text begin 50 new text end
milligrams of cannabigerol, new text begin no more than 50 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabivarin, new text end or any
combination of those cannabinoids that does not exceed the identified amounts;

(2) do not contain more than a combined total of 0.5 milligrams of all other cannabinoids
per serving; and

(3) do not contain an artificially derived cannabinoid other than delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol.

(b) If a lower-potency hemp edible is packaged in a manner that includes more than a
single serving, the lower-potency hemp edible must indicate each serving by scoring,
wrapping, or other indicators that appear on the lower-potency hemp edible designating the
individual serving size. If it is not possible to indicate a single serving by scoring or use of
another indicator that appears on the product, the lower-potency hemp edible may not be
packaged in a manner that includes more than a single serving in each container, except
that a calibrated dropper, measuring spoon, or similar device for measuring a single serving
may be used for any edible cannabinoid products that are intended to be combined with
food or beverage products prior to consumption. If the lower-potency hemp edible is meant
to be consumed as a beverage, the beverage container may not contain more than two
servings per container.

(c) A single package containing multiple servings of a lower-potency hemp edible must
contain no more than 50 milligrams of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, deleted text begin 250 deleted text end new text begin 500 new text end milligrams
of cannabidiol, deleted text begin 250 deleted text end new text begin 500 new text end milligrams of cannabigerol, new text begin 500 milligrams of
tetrahydrocannabivarin, new text end or any combination of those cannabinoids that does not exceed the
identified amounts.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.63, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Content of label; hemp-derived topical products.

(a) All hemp-derived topical
products sold to customers must have affixed to the packaging or container of the product
a label that contains at least the following information:

(1) the manufacturer name, location, phone number, and website;

(2) the name and address of the independent, accredited laboratory used by the
manufacturer to test the product;

(3) the net weight or volume of the product in the package or container;

(4) the type of topical product;

(5) the amount or percentage of cannabidiol, cannabigerol, new text begin tetrahydrocannabivarin, new text end or
any other cannabinoid, derivative, or extract of hemp, per serving and in total;

(6) a list of ingredients;

(7) a statement that the product does not claim to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any
disease and that the product has not been evaluated or approved by the United States Food
and Drug Administration, unless the product has been so approved; and

(8) any other statements or information required by the office.

(b) The information required in paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (5), may be provided
through the use of a scannable barcode or matrix barcode that links to a page on a website
maintained by the manufacturer or distributor if that page contains all of the information
required by this subdivision.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.65, is amended to read:

342.65 INDUSTRIAL HEMP new text begin ; PRODUCTS FOR SALE IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end Nothing in this chapter shall limit the ability of a person licensed under chapter 18K
to grow industrial hemp for commercial or research purposes, process industrial hemp for
commercial purposes, sell hemp fiber products and hemp grain, manufacture hemp-derived
topical products, or perform any other actions authorized by the commissioner of agriculture.
For purposes of this section, "processing" has the meaning given in section 18K.02,
subdivision 5, and does not include the process of creating artificially derived cannabinoids.

new text begin (b) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person who does not hold a license issued by the
office from manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and distributing products containing
cannabinoids derived from hemp that are not identified in paragraph (a) if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the products are intended, distributed, and offered for sale only in jurisdictions other
than Minnesota; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the products' packaging clearly states that they are not for sale in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (c) The office may take enforcement action as provided in section 342.19, subdivision
6, if the office determines that the person:
new text end

new text begin (1) sold or offered for sale in Minnesota any product containing cannabinoids that is not
identified in paragraph (a); or
new text end

new text begin (2) manufactured, distributed, or stored any product containing cannabinoids derived
from hemp that is not identified in paragraph (a) with the intent that the product be offered
for sale in Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.66, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Approved cannabinoids.

(a) Products manufactured, marketed, distributed,
and sold under this section may contain cannabidiol deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end cannabigerol new text begin , or
tetrahydrocannabivarin new text end . Except as provided in paragraph (c), products may not contain any
other cannabinoid unless approved by the office.

(b) The office may approve any cannabinoid, other than any tetrahydrocannabinol, and
authorize its use in manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sales under this section if
the office determines that the cannabinoid is a nonintoxicating cannabinoid.

(c) A product manufactured, marketed, distributed, and sold under this section may
contain cannabinoids other than cannabidiol, cannabigerol, new text begin tetrahydrocannabivarin, new text end or any
other cannabinoid approved by the office provided that the cannabinoids are naturally
occurring in hemp plants or hemp plant parts and the total of all other cannabinoids present
in a product does not exceed one milligram per package.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.66, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Prohibitions.

(a) A product sold to consumers under this section must not be
manufactured, marketed, distributed, or intended:

(1) for external or internal use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention
of disease in humans or other animals;

(2) to affect the structure or any function of the bodies of humans or other animals;

(3) to be consumed by combustion or vaporization of the product and inhalation of
smoke, aerosol, or vapor from the product;

(4) to be consumed through chewing; or

(5) to be consumed through injection or application to a mucous membrane or nonintact
skin.

(b) A product manufactured, marketed, distributed, or sold to consumers under this
section must not:

(1) consist, in whole or in part, of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance;

(2) have been produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions where
the product may have been rendered injurious to health, or where the product may have
been contaminated with filth;

(3) be packaged in a container that is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous
or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health;

(4) contain any additives or excipients that have been found by the United States Food
and Drug Administration to be unsafe for human or animal consumption;

(5) contain a cannabinoid or an amount or percentage of cannabinoids that is different
than the information stated on the label;

(6) contain a cannabinoid, other than cannabidiol, cannabigerol, new text begin tetrahydrocannabivarin,
new text end or a cannabinoid approved by the office, in an amount that exceeds the standard established
in subdivision 2, paragraph (c); or

(7) contain any contaminants for which testing is required by the office in amounts that
exceed the acceptable minimum standards established by the office.

(c) No product containing any cannabinoid may be sold to any individual who is under
21 years of age.