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152.0263

Statute ID: 19000

Cannabis possession crimes

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Statute Number:

152.0263

Enactment Date:

May 24, 2023

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2023

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Cannabis possession crimes

Statute ID:

19000

Created:

Jul 10, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jul 10, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

New C63 Art4 Sect19

Summary Text:

Cannabis possession crimes

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/152/0263.html

Legislative Session:

2023 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 10, 2023

Subdivision 1.  
A person is guilty of cannabis possession in the first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person unlawfully possesses any of the following:

(1) more than two pounds but not more than ten kilograms of cannabis flower;

(2) more than 160 grams but not more than two kilograms of cannabis concentrate; or

(3) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products infused with more than 16 grams but not more than 200 grams of tetrahydrocannabinol.

Subd. 3.   
A person is guilty of cannabis possession in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, if the person unlawfully possesses any of the following:

(1) more than four ounces but not more than one pound of cannabis flower in any place other than the person's residence;

(2) more than 16 grams but not more than 80 grams of cannabis concentrate; or

(3) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products infused with more than 1,600 milligrams but not more than eight grams of tetrahydrocannabinol

Subd. 4.   
A person is guilty of a petty misdemeanor if the person unlawfully possesses any of the following:

(1) more than two ounces but not more than four ounces of cannabis flower in any place other than the person's residence;

(2) more than eight grams but not more than 16 grams of cannabis concentrate; or

(3) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products infused with more than 800 milligrams but not more than 1,600 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol.

Subd. 2.   
A person is guilty of cannabis possession in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the person unlawfully possesses any of the following:

(1) more than one pound but not more than two pounds of cannabis flower in any place other than the person's residence;

(2) more than 80 grams but not more than 160 grams of cannabis concentrate; or

(3) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products infused with more than eight grams but not more than 16 grams of tetrahydrocannabinol.