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HF 3485

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/16/2020 11:46am

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A bill for an act
 relating to health; modifying the medical cannabis program; allowing vaporization
of flower, dried leaves, or plant form; making changes to the definition of qualifying
medical condition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 152.22, subdivision
14; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 152.22, subdivision 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 152.22, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:


Subd. 6.

Medical cannabis.

(a) "Medical cannabis" means any species of the genus
cannabis plant, or any mixture or preparation of them, including whole plant extracts and
resins, and is delivered in the form of:

(1) liquid, including, but not limited to, oil;

(2) pill;

(3) vaporized delivery method with use of liquid deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end oil deleted text begin but which does not require the
use of dried leaves or plant formdeleted text end new text begin , or raw cannabisnew text end ; or

(4) any other method, excluding smoking, approved by the commissioner.

(b) This definition includes any part of the genus cannabis plant prior to being processed
into a form allowed under paragraph (a), that is possessed by a person while that person is
engaged in employment duties necessary to carry out a requirement under sections 152.22
to 152.37 for a registered manufacturer or a laboratory under contract with a registered
manufacturer. This definition also includes any hemp acquired by a manufacturer by a hemp
grower as permitted under section 152.29, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 152.22, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Qualifying medical condition.

"Qualifying medical condition" means a
diagnosis of any of the following conditions:

(1) cancerdeleted text begin , if the underlying condition or treatment produces one or more of the
following:deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (i) severe or chronic pain;
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deleted text begin (ii) nausea or severe vomiting; or
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deleted text begin (iii) cachexia or severe wasting;
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(2) glaucoma;

(3) human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome;

(4) Tourette's syndrome;

(5) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;

(6) seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy;

(7) severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple
sclerosis;

(8) inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease;

(9) terminal illness, with a probable life expectancy of under one yeardeleted text begin , if the illness or
its treatment produces one or more of the following:deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

deleted text begin (i) severe or chronic pain;
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deleted text begin (ii) nausea or severe vomiting; or
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deleted text begin (iii) cachexia or severe wasting; or
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(10) any other medical condition or its treatment approved by the commissioner.