SF 4429
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/18/2026 09:24 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to cannabis; modifying cannabis business and hemp business license
provisions; modifying labeling requirements for cannabinoid products and
lower-potency hemp edibles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 342.44,
subdivision 2; 342.63, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 342.66, subdivision
3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 342.43, subdivision 2; 342.63,
subdivisions 2, 3, 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.43, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Multiple licenses; limits.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business may hold any
combination of a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, a lower-potency hemp edible
wholesaler, and a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a person, cooperative, or business from holding a
lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer license, a lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler
license, a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license, or any combination of those licenses,
and also holding a license to cultivate industrial hemp issued pursuant to chapter 18K.
(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a person, cooperative, or business from holding a
lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer license, a lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler
license, a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license, or any combination of those licenses,
and also holding any other license, including but not limited to a license to prepare or sell
food; sell tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices as defined in section
609.685, subdivision 1, and nicotine and lobelia delivery products as described in section
609.6855; or manufacture or sell alcoholic beverages as defined in section 340A.101,
subdivision 2.
(d) A person, cooperative, or business holding a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer
license, a lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler license, a lower-potency hemp edible
retailer license, or any combination of those licenses, may deleted text begin notdeleted text end hold a cannabis business
license.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.44, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Issuance; eligibility; prohibition on transfer.
(a) The office may issue a hemp
license to an applicant who:
(1) is at least 21 years of age;
(2) has completed an application for licensure or application for renewal and has fully
and truthfully complied with all information requests relating to license application and
renewal;
(3) has paid the applicable application and license fees pursuant to section 342.11;new text begin and
new text end
(4) is not employed by the office or any state agency with regulatory authority over this
chapterdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
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(5) does not hold any cannabis business license.
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(b) Licenses must be renewed annually.
(c) Licenses may not be transferred.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.63, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Content of label; cannabis.
All cannabis flower and hemp-derived consumer
products that consist of hemp plant parts sold to customers or patients must have affixed
on the packaging or container of the cannabis flower or hemp-derived consumer product a
label that contains at least the following information:
(1) the name and license number of the cannabis microbusiness, cannabis mezzobusiness,
cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis combination business, or industrial hemp grower
where the cannabis flower or hemp plant part was cultivated;
(2) the net weight of cannabis flower or hemp plant parts in the package or container;
(3) the batch number;
(4) the cannabinoid profile;
(5) a universal symbol established by the office indicating that the package or container
contains cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, or a
hemp-derived consumer product;
(6) verification that the cannabis flower or hemp plant part was tested according to
section 342.61 and that the cannabis flower or hemp plant part complies with the applicable
standards;
(7) deleted text begin information on the usage of the cannabis flower or hemp-derived consumer productdeleted text end new text begin
the type of product, including directions on usagenew text end ;
(8) deleted text begin the following statement: "Keep this product out of reach of children."deleted text end new text begin the warning
symbol established by the office indicating that the product is not for children and information
about the Minnesota Poison Control Centernew text end ; and
(9) any other statements or information required by the office.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.63, subdivision 3, is amended
to read:
Subd. 3.
Content of label; cannabinoid productsnew text begin excluding lower-potency hemp
ediblesnew text end .
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end All cannabis products, deleted text begin lower-potency hemp edibles,deleted text end hemp concentrate,
hemp-derived consumer products other than products subject to the requirements under
subdivision 2, new text begin and new text end medical cannabinoid productsdeleted text begin , and hemp-derived topical productsdeleted text end sold
to customers or patients must have affixed to the packaging or container of the deleted text begin cannabisdeleted text end
product a label that contains at least the following information:
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(1) the name and license number of the cannabis microbusiness, cannabis mezzobusiness,
cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis combination business, or industrial hemp grower that
cultivated the cannabis flower or hemp plant parts used in the cannabis product,
lower-potency hemp edible, hemp-derived consumer product, or medical cannabinoid
product;
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deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end the name and license number of the cannabis microbusiness, cannabis
mezzobusiness, cannabis manufacturer, lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, medical
cannabis combination business, or industrial hemp grower that manufactured the cannabis
concentrate, hemp concentrate, or artificially derived cannabinoid and, if different, the name
and license number of the cannabis microbusiness, cannabis mezzobusiness, cannabis
manufacturer, lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, or medical cannabis combination
business that manufactured the product;
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end the net weight of the deleted text begin cannabisdeleted text end productdeleted text begin , lower-potency hemp edible, or
hemp-derived consumer productdeleted text end in the package or container;
deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end the type of deleted text begin cannabisdeleted text end product, deleted text begin lower-potency hemp edible, or hemp-derived
consumer productdeleted text end new text begin including directions on usagenew text end ;
deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end the batch number;
deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end the serving size;
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end the cannabinoid profile per serving and in total;
deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end a list of ingredients;
deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end a universal symbol established by the office indicating that the package or
container contains cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, or a
hemp-derived consumer product;
deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end a warning symbol deleted text begin developed by the office in consultation with the commissioner
of health and the Minnesota Poison Control System that:deleted text end new text begin established by the office indicating
that the product is not for children and information about the Minnesota Poison Control
Center;
new text end
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(i) is at least three-quarters of an inch tall and six-tenths of an inch wide;
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(ii) is in a highly visible color;
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(iii) includes a visual element that is commonly understood to mean a person should
stop;
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(iv) indicates that the product is not for children; and
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(v) includes the phone number of the Minnesota Poison Control System;
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deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (10)new text end verification that the deleted text begin cannabisdeleted text end productdeleted text begin , lower-potency hemp edible, hemp-derived
consumer product, or medical cannabinoid productdeleted text end was tested according to section 342.61
deleted text begin and that the cannabis product, lower-potency hemp edible, hemp-derived consumer product,
or medical cannabinoid product complies with the applicable standardsdeleted text end ;new text begin and
new text end
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(12) information on the usage of the product;
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(13) the following statement: "Keep this product out of reach of children."; and
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deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end any other statements or information required by the office.
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(b) The office may by rule establish alternative labeling requirements for lower-potency
hemp edibles that are imported into the state if those requirements provide consumers with
information that is substantially similar to the information described in paragraph (a).
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.63, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Additional content of label; medical cannabis flower and medical
cannabinoid products.
In addition to the applicable requirements for labeling under
subdivision 2 or 3, all medical cannabis flower and medical cannabinoid products must
include at least the following information on the label affixed to the packaging or container
of the medical cannabis flower or medical cannabinoid product:
(1) the patient's name and date of birth;
(2) new text begin if applicable, new text end the name and date of birth of the patient's registered designated caregiver
or, if listed on the registry verification, the name of the patient's parent, legal guardian, or
spousedeleted text begin , if applicabledeleted text end ; and
(3) the patient's registry identification number.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.63, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:
Subd. 5.
Content of label; hemp-derived topical products.
new text begin (a) new text end All hemp-derived topical
products sold to customers must have affixed to the packaging or container of the product
a label that deleted text begin containsdeleted text end new text begin includesnew text end 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, 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.
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(b) All hemp-derived topical products that contain THC must have affixed to the product's
packaging or container a label that includes at least the following information:
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(1) the information required in paragraph (a);
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(2) the amount or percentage of THC per serving and the total THC;
new text end
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(3) the universal symbol established by the office indicating that the package or container
contains a product containing THC;
new text end
new text begin
(4) the warning symbol established by the office indicating that the product is not for
children and information about the Minnesota Poison Control Center; and
new text end
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(5) information that the product was tested according to section 342.61, subdivision 4.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.63, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Labeling of lower-potency hemp edibles. new text end
new text begin
(a) All lower-potency hemp edible
products must have affixed to the packaging or container a label that includes at least the
following information:
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(1) information about the business that cultivated the hemp parts used in the product,
including either:
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(i) the business's name, the business's address, and the country and state, if applicable,
where the business operates; or
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(ii) the business's name and business's license number;
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(2) information about the business that manufactured the hemp concentrate and artificially
derived cannabinoids used in the product, including either:
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(i) the business's name, the business's address, and the country and state, if applicable,
where the business operates; or
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(ii) the business's name and the business's license number;
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(3) the net weight of the lower-potency hemp edible product in the package or container;
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(4) the batch number;
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(5) the serving size;
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(6) the cannabinoid profile per serving and total THC;
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(7) a list of ingredients;
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(8) the universal symbol established by the office indicating that the package or container
contains a product containing THC;
new text end
new text begin
(9) the warning symbol established by the office indicating that the product is not for
children and information about the Minnesota Poison Control Center;
new text end
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(10) verification that the lower-potency hemp edible was tested according to section
342.61;
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(11) directions on the usage of the product; and
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(12) any other statements or information required by the office.
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(b) A cannabis or hemp business selling lower-potency hemp edibles to customers may
provide customers with the required information in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), through
the use of a scannable barcode affixed to the label of the product if the barcode is accurate
and active at all times.
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(c) The label of a lower-potency hemp edible product that contains only nonintoxicating
cannabinoids approved by the office and that does not include THC is not required to include
the universal symbol in paragraph (a), clause (8).
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Sec. 8.
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 or cannabigerol. Except as provided
in paragraph (c), products may not contain any other cannabinoid unless approved by the
office.
(b) The office may approve any cannabinoiddeleted text begin , other than any tetrahydrocannabinol,deleted text end and
authorize its use in manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sales under this section deleted text begin if
the office determines that the cannabinoid is a nonintoxicating cannabinoiddeleted text end .
(c) A product manufactured, marketed, distributed, and sold under this section may
contain deleted text begin cannabinoids other than cannabidiol, cannabigerol, or any other cannabinoid approved
by the office provided that the cannabinoids aredeleted text end new text begin hemp concentrate that is new text end naturally occurring
in hemp plants or hemp plant parts and deleted text begin the total of all other cannabinoids present in a product
does not exceed one milligram per packagedeleted text end new text begin must not contain more than 0.3 percent total
THCnew text end .