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151.72.3(a)

Statute ID: 20071

Statute Function ID: 40048

Pharmacy - Sale of cannabinoids derived from hemp - Exceeds allowed limits

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Offense Level:

Misdemeanor (M)

General Offense Code:

Drug (3)

Offense Summary Code & Rank:

Drugs (D) (Rank 14)

Detailed Offense Code:

Drug Offense (399)

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Function Text:

Misd. per 151.29; Not a controlled substance offense

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90Z

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Statute Number:

151.72.3(a)

Enactment Date:

May 23, 2025

Effective Date:

May 24, 2025

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Pharmacy - Sale of cannabinoids derived from hemp - Exceeds allowed limits

Statute ID:

20071

Created:

May 23, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

May 23, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Amended 2025 c31 sect2 effective DAE 05/24/2025

Summary Text:

Pharmacy - Sale of cannabinoids derived from hemp - Exceeds allowed limits

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/151/72.html

Legislative Session:

2025 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

May 23, 2025

(a) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, a product containing nonintoxicating cannabinoids, including an edible cannabinoid product, may be sold for human or animal consumption only if all of the requirements of this section are met. A product sold for human or animal consumption must not contain more than 0.3 percent of any tetrahydrocannabinol and an edible cannabinoid product must not contain an amount of any tetrahydrocannabinol that exceeds the limits established in subdivision 5a, paragraph (f).

(b) A product containing nonintoxicating cannabinoids, other than an edible cannabinoid product, may be sold for human or animal consumption only if it is intended for application externally to a part of the body of a human or animal. Such a product must not be manufactured, marketed, distributed, or intended to be consumed:

(1) by combustion or vaporization of the product and inhalation of smoke, aerosol, or vapor from the product;

(2) through chewing, drinking, or swallowing; or

(3) through injection or application to nonintact skin or a mucous membrane except, for products applied sublingually.

(c) No other substance extracted or otherwise derived from hemp may be sold for human consumption if the substance is intended:

(1) for external or internal use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals; or

(2) to affect the structure or any function of the bodies of humans or other animals.

(d) No product containing any cannabinoid or tetrahydrocannabinol extracted or otherwise derived from hemp may be sold to any individual who is under the age of 21.

(e) Products that meet the requirements of this section are not controlled substances under section 152.02.

(f) Products may be sold for on-site consumption if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) the retailer must also hold an on-sale license issued under chapter 340A;

(2) products, other than products that are intended to be consumed as a beverage, must be served in original packaging, but may be removed from the products' packaging by customers and consumed on site;

(3) products must not be sold to a customer who the retailer knows or reasonably should know is intoxicated;

(4) products must not be permitted to be mixed with an alcoholic beverage; and

(5) products that have been removed from packaging must not be removed from the premises.

(g) Edible cannabinoid products that are intended to be consumed as a beverage may be served outside of the products' packaging if the information that is required to be contained on the label of an edible cannabinoid product is posted or otherwise displayed by the retailer.