Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
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A bill for an act
relating to cannabis; authorizing municipalities that establish, own, or operate a
municipal cannabis store to also hold a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 342.32, subdivisions 4, 5; 342.43,
by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.32, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a
cannabis retailer license may also hold a cannabis delivery service license and a cannabis
event organizer license.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a)new text begin and subdivision 5new text end , no person, cooperative, or
business holding a cannabis retailer license may own or operate any other cannabis business
or hemp business.
(c) No person, cooperative, or business may hold a license to own or operate more than
one cannabis retail business in one city and three retail businesses in one county.
(d) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis retailer licenses a person,
cooperative, or business may hold.
(e) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number or type of license a
business may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and
general partner of a cannabis business.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.32, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
A city or county may establish, own,
and operate a municipal cannabis store subject to the restrictions in this chapter.new text begin
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a city or county that establishes, owns, or operates
a municipal cannabis store may also hold a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.43, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin
Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, a city or county that establishes, owns, or operates a municipal cannabis store may
also hold a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license.
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