SF 1820

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/25/2025 09:48 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to commerce; prohibiting the approval of an added flavor to an inhaled
cannabis product; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.06, subdivision
1.

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

Section 1.

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. 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; deleted text begin or
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(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 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (8) if the product is an inhaled natural or synthetic product, contains an added flavor
such as fruit, mint, menthol, vanilla, chocolate, spice, or another common food flavor; or
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new text begin (9) has images or language that could lead consumers to believe that the product has a
flavor other than the flavor of cannabis.
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