2026 Minnesota Statutes
342.295 CANNABIS MACROBUSINESSES.
Subdivision 1.Authorized actions.
(a) A cannabis macrobusiness license, consistent with the requirements of specific license endorsements approved by the office, entitles the license holder to perform the following actions:
(1) grow cannabis plants from seed or immature plant to mature plant, harvest adult-use cannabis flower and medical cannabis flower from a mature plant, package and label cannabis flower for sale to other cannabis businesses, and sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings and cannabis flower to other cannabis businesses;
(2) make cannabis concentrate;
(3) make hemp concentrate, including hemp concentrate with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent as measured by weight;
(4) manufacture artificially derived cannabinoids;
(5) manufacture, package, and label adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for public consumption;
(6) purchase immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products from a cannabis microbusiness, a cannabis mezzobusiness, a cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, another cannabis macrobusiness, a lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, or a lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler;
(7) purchase hemp plant parts and propagules from an industrial hemp grower licensed under chapter 18K;
(8) purchase cannabis concentrate, hemp concentrate, and artificially derived cannabinoids from a cannabis microbusiness, a cannabis mezzobusiness, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, or another cannabis macrobusiness;
(9) purchase hemp concentrate from an industrial hemp processor licensed under chapter 18K;
(10) sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings, adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, and other products authorized by law to other cannabis businesses and to customers;
(11) sell lower-potency hemp edibles to lower-potency hemp edible retailers and lower-potency hemp edible wholesalers; and
(12) perform other actions approved by the office.
(b) A cannabis macrobusiness must apply for and obtain a medical cannabis manufacturing endorsement and at least one other medical cannabis endorsement identified in section 342.51.
Subd. 2.Cannabis cultivation endorsement; size limitations.
(a) A cannabis macrobusiness seeking to cultivate cannabis plants and harvest cannabis flower must obtain a cannabis cultivation endorsement and comply with section 342.25.
(b) A cannabis macrobusiness that obtains a cannabis cultivation endorsement must apply for and obtain a medical cannabis cultivation endorsement and comply with section 342.51, subdivision 1b.
(c) A cannabis macrobusiness that cultivates cannabis at an indoor facility may cultivate up to 38,000 square feet of plant canopy. The office may adjust plant canopy limits upward to meet market demand consistent with the goals identified in section 342.02, subdivision 1.
(d) A cannabis macrobusiness that cultivates cannabis at an outdoor location may cultivate up to one acre of mature, flowering plants.
(e) A cannabis macrobusiness with a cannabis cultivation endorsement and a retail operations endorsement may package and label adult-use cannabis flower, adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for sale to customers.
(f) A cannabis macrobusiness with a medical cannabis cultivation endorsement and a medical cannabis retail endorsement may package and label medical cannabis flower and medical cannabinoid products for sale to patients enrolled in the registry program; registered designated caregivers; and parents, legal guardians, and spouses of an enrolled patient.
Subd. 3.Manufacturer endorsement; size limitations.
(a) By rule, the office may establish limits on cannabis manufacturing that are consistent with the area of plant canopy a business is authorized to cultivate. Until the office establishes limits by rule, a cannabis macrobusiness must not use more than 90,000 pounds of cannabis or its dry-weight equivalent of raw concentrates to manufacture cannabis products.
(b) A cannabis macrobusiness must apply for and obtain a medical cannabis manufacturer endorsement and must comply with section 342.51, subdivision 1c.
(c) A cannabis macrobusiness may apply for and obtain one or more cannabis manufacturer endorsements identified in section 342.26.
Subd. 4.Retail operations endorsement; locations.
(a) A cannabis macrobusiness with a retail operations endorsement may operate up to eight retail locations and, if operating more than five retail locations, must ensure that at least three retail locations are located in areas identified by the office as high medical need areas.
(b) A cannabis macrobusiness may apply for and obtain a retail operations endorsement and must comply with section 342.27.
(c) A cannabis macrobusiness with a retail operations endorsement must apply for and obtain a medical cannabis retail operations endorsement and comply with section 342.51, subdivision 1d.
(d) A cannabis macrobusiness with a retail operations endorsement and a medical cannabis retail operations endorsement must carry and make available for sale, at each retail location, all high medical need products identified by the office.
Subd. 5.Failure to participate; suspension or revocation of license; enforcement.
The office may enforce this section and take enforcement action described in section 342.19, including issuing administrative orders, embargoing products, and imposing civil penalties, or suspend or revoke a cannabis macrobusiness license if the office determines that the business is no longer actively participating in the medical cannabis market by not making available in stock at each retail location high medical need products identified by the office or otherwise failing to comply with the requirements of this section or this chapter.
Subd. 7.Internal transporter endorsement.
(a) A cannabis macrobusiness may obtain an internal transporter endorsement to transport immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, artificially derived cannabinoids, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products between facilities owned by the license holder if the cannabis macrobusiness:
(1) provides the office with the information described in section 342.35, subdivision 2; and
(2) complies with the requirements of section 342.36.
(b) A cannabis macrobusiness with at least two medical cannabis endorsements may apply for and obtain an external transporter endorsement to transport immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, artificially derived cannabinoids, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products to other cannabis and hemp businesses if the cannabis macrobusiness:
(1) provides the office with the information required under section 342.35, subdivision 2; and
(2) complies with the requirements of section 342.36.
(c) A cannabis macrobusiness with a medical cannabis endorsement is not required to obtain an external transporter endorsement to transport immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, medical cannabis flower, and medical cannabinoid products to a cannabis testing facility.
Subd. 8.Multiple licenses.
(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis macrobusiness license may also hold a cannabis event organizer license.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), a person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis macrobusiness license is prohibited from owning or operating any other cannabis business or hemp business or holding more than one cannabis macrobusiness license.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number or type of licenses that a business may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general partner of a cannabis business.
Subd. 9.Conversion of licenses.
(a) By January 1, 2027, the office must convert any existing medical cannabis combination business licenses or applications to cannabis macrobusiness licenses or applications.
(b) Before January 1, 2030, the office may issue no more than eight cannabis macrobusiness licenses.
Subd. 10.Additional canopy.
After the first license renewal, the office may authorize an additional 2,000 square feet of plant canopy for a cannabis macrobusiness license holder with a medical cannabis cultivation endorsement that cultivates cannabis at an indoor facility. After the second license renewal, the office may authorize an additional 2,000 square feet of plant canopy for a cannabis macrobusiness license holder with a medical cannabis cultivation endorsement that cultivates cannabis at an indoor facility. After the third license renewal, the office may authorize an additional 3,000 square feet of plant canopy for a cannabis macrobusiness license holder with a medical cannabis cultivation endorsement that cultivates cannabis at an indoor facility. The cannabis macrobusiness must be in good standing with the office to be eligible for an authorization of additional plant canopy.
History:
2023 c 63 art 1 s 52; 2024 c 121 art 2 s 100; 2024 c 121 art 2 s 137; 2025 c 31 s 89,90; 2026 c 123 s 103,117
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