SF 795

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/11/2025 09:16 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to cannabis; prohibiting the vaporizing or smoking of medical cannabis
in multifamily housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.56,
subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Limitations on consumption; locations of consumption.

(a) Nothing
in sections 342.51 to 342.60 permits any person to engage in, and does not prevent the
imposition of any civil, criminal, or other penalties for:

(1) undertaking a task under the influence of medical cannabis flower or medical
cannabinoid products that would constitute negligence or professional malpractice;

(2) possessing or consuming medical cannabis flower or medical cannabinoid products:

(i) on a school bus or van;

(ii) in a correctional facility;

(iii) in a state-operated treatment program, including the Minnesota sex offender program;
or

(iv) on the grounds of a child care facility or family or group family day care program;

(3) vaporizing or smoking medical cannabis:

(i) on any form of public transportation;

(ii) where the vapor would be inhaled by a nonpatient minor or where the smoke would
be inhaled by a minor; or

(iii) in any public place, including any indoor or outdoor area used by or open to the
general public or a place of employment, as defined in section 144.413, subdivision 1b; and

(4) operating, navigating, or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle, aircraft,
train, or motorboat or working on transportation property, equipment, or facilities while
under the influence of medical cannabis flower or a medical cannabinoid product.

(b) deleted text begin Except for the use of medical cannabis flower or medical cannabinoid products, deleted text end The
vaporizing or smoking of cannabis flower, cannabis products, artificially derived
cannabinoids, or hemp-derived consumer products is prohibited in a multifamily housing
building, including balconies and patios appurtenant thereto. A violation of this paragraph
is punishable through a civil administrative fine in an amount of $250.