SF 4402

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/08/2026 09:37 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to cannabis; providing that data reported to the Office of Cannabis
Management through statewide monitoring system is not public data; modifying
provisions related to public data on cannabis business license applicants and license
holders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Not public data.

The following data collected, created, or maintained
by the office are classified as nonpublic data, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 9, or
as private data on individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12:

(1) application data submitted by an applicant for a cannabis business license or hemp
business license, other than the data listed in subdivision 2;

(2) the identity of a complainant who has made a report concerning a license holder or
an applicant that appears in inactive investigative data unless the complainant consents to
the disclosure;

(3) data identifying retail or wholesale customers of a cannabis business or hemp business;
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(4) data identifying cannabis workers or hemp workers deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (5) data reported to the office using the statewide monitoring system established under
section 342.05.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Public data on license applicants.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end The following application data submitted
by an applicant for a cannabis business license or hemp business license are public data:

(1) the applicant's name and designated address;

(2) data disclosing the ownership and control of the applicant;

(3) proof of trade name registration;

(4) data showing the legal possession of the premises where the business will operate;

(5) data describing deleted text begin whether deleted text end new text begin the new text end volatile chemicals new text begin that new text end will be used in any methods of
extraction or concentration new text begin , if applicable new text end ;

(6) environmental plans;

(7) the type and number of other cannabis business licenses or hemp business licenses
held by the applicant; deleted text begin and
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(8) the name, address, location, dates, and hours of where any proposed cannabis event
will take place deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (9) the status of the applicant's application, except for an applicant's status as a social
equity applicant.
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deleted text begin (b) Scoring and other data generated by the office in its review of an applicant for a
cannabis business license or hemp business license are public data.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Public application data on license holders.

Once an applicant for a cannabis
business license or hemp business license becomes a license holder, all of the application
new text begin or renewal new text end data that the license holder had previously submitted to the office are public data
except that the following data remain classified as nonpublic data or private data on
individuals:

(1) data identifying retail or wholesale customers of a cannabis business or hemp business;

(2) data identifying cannabis workers or hemp workers;

(3) tax returns, bank account statements, and other financial account information;

(4) business plans deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin , including descriptions of sites, security, and operations of the
license holder;
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new text begin (5) data regarding the license holder's accounting compliance;
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new text begin (6) data contained in vehicle disclosure forms and related documentation required in
section 342.35, subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2); and
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deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end data classified as nonpublic data or private data on individuals by chapter 13 or
other applicable law.