SF 5078

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/26/2024 09:57am

A bill for an act
relating to commerce; adding an expert in clinical pharmacy to the cannabis
advisory council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.03,
subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.03, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Membership.

The Cannabis Advisory Council is created consisting of
the following members:

(1) the director of the Office of Cannabis Management or a designee;

(2) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;

(3) the commissioner of revenue or a designee;

(4) the commissioner of health or a designee;

(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;

(6) the commissioner of public safety or a designee;

(7) the commissioner of human rights or a designee;

(8) the commissioner of labor or a designee;

(9) the commissioner of agriculture or a designee;

(10) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a designee;

(11) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or a designee;

(12) the colonel of the State Patrol or a designee;

(13) the director of the Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public Safety or a
designee;

(14) a representative from the League of Minnesota Cities appointed by the league;

(15) a representative from the Association of Minnesota Counties appointed by the
association;

(16) an expert in minority business development appointed by the governor;

(17) an expert in economic development strategies for under-resourced communities
appointed by the governor;

(18) an expert in farming or representing the interests of farmers appointed by the
governor;

(19) an expert representing the interests of cannabis workers appointed by the governor;

(20) an expert representing the interests of employers appointed by the governor;

(21) an expert in municipal law enforcement with advanced training in impairment
detection and evaluation appointed by the governor;

(22) an expert in social welfare or social justice appointed by the governor;

(23) an expert in criminal justice reform to mitigate the disproportionate impact of drug
prosecutions on communities of color appointed by the governor;

(24) an expert in prevention, treatment, and recovery related to substance use disorders
appointed by the governor;

(25) an expert in minority business ownership appointed by the governor;

(26) an expert in women-owned businesses appointed by the governor;

(27) an expert in cannabis retailing appointed by the governor;

(28) an expert in cannabis product manufacturing appointed by the governor;

(29) an expert in laboratory sciences and toxicology appointed by the governor;

(30) an expert in providing legal services to cannabis businesses appointed by the
governor;

(31) an expert in cannabis cultivation appointed by the governor;

(32) an expert in pediatric medicine appointed by the governor;

(33) an expert in adult medicine appointed by the governor;

(34) new text begin an expert in clinical pharmacy appointed by the governor;
new text end

new text begin (35) new text end three patient advocates, one who is a patient enrolled in the medical cannabis
program; one who is a parent or caregiver of a patient in the medical cannabis program;
and one patient with experience in the mental health system or substance use disorder
treatment system appointed by the governor;

deleted text begin (35) deleted text end new text begin (36) new text end two licensed mental health professionals appointed by the governor;

deleted text begin (36) deleted text end new text begin (37) new text end a veteran appointed by the governor;

deleted text begin (37) deleted text end new text begin (38) new text end one member of each of the following federally recognized Tribes, designated
by the elected Tribal president or chairperson of the governing bodies of:

(i) the Fond du Lac Band;

(ii) the Grand Portage Band;

(iii) the Mille Lacs Band;

(iv) the White Earth Band;

(v) the Bois Forte Band;

(vi) the Leech Lake Band;

(vii) the Red Lake Nation;

(viii) the Upper Sioux Community;

(ix) the Lower Sioux Indian Community;

(x) the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; and

(xi) the Prairie Island Indian Community; and

deleted text begin (38) deleted text end new text begin (39) new text end a representative from the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota
appointed by the association.