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342.57
Statute ID:
20370
Medical cannabis registry program protections
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Statute Number:
342.57
Enactment Date:
May 23, 2025
Effective Date:
May 24, 2025
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Medical cannabis registry program protections
Statute ID:
20370
Created:
Jul 23, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 23, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2025 c 31 s 94; DAE
Summary Text:
Medical cannabis registry program protections
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/342/57.html
Legislative Session:
2025 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 23, 2025
Subd. 2. (a) Subject to section 342.56, the following are not violations of this chapter or chapter 152: (1) use or possession of medical cannabis flower, medical cannabinoid products, or medical cannabis paraphernalia by a patient enrolled in the registry program, a visiting patient, or a Tribal medical cannabis program patient to whom medical cannabis flower or medical cannabinoid products are distributed under section 342.51, subdivision 5; (2) possession of medical cannabis flower, medical cannabinoid products, or medical cannabis paraphernalia by a registered designated caregiver or a parent, legal guardian, or spouse of a patient enrolled in the registry program; or (3) possession of medical cannabis flower, medical cannabinoid products, or medical cannabis paraphernalia by any person while carrying out duties required under sections 342.51 to 342.60. (b) The Office of Cannabis Management, members of the Cannabis Advisory Council, Office of Cannabis Management employees, agents or contractors of the Office of Cannabis Management, members of a Tribal medical cannabis board, a Tribal medical cannabis board's staff, a Tribal medical cannabis board's agents or contractors, and health care practitioners participating in the registry program are not subject to any civil penalties or disciplinary action by the Board of Medical Practice, the Board of Nursing, or any business, occupational, or professional licensing board or entity solely for participating in the registry program or a Tribal medical cannabis program either in a professional capacity or as a patient. A pharmacist licensed under chapter 151 is not subject to any civil penalties or disciplinary action by the Board of Pharmacy when acting in accordance with sections 342.51 to 342.60 either in a professional capacity or as a patient. Nothing in this section prohibits a professional licensing board from taking action in response to a violation of law. (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a Cannabis Advisory Council member, the governor, or an employee of a state agency must not be held civilly or criminally liable for any injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by any act or omission while acting within the scope of office or employment under sections 342.51 to 342.60. (d) Federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities are prohibited from accessing the registry except when acting pursuant to a valid search warrant. Notwithstanding section 13.09, a violation of this paragraph is a gross misdemeanor. (e) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the office and employees of the office must not release data or information about an individual contained in any report or document or in the registry and must not release data or information obtained about a patient enrolled in the registry program, except as provided in sections 342.51 to 342.60. Notwithstanding section 13.09, a violation of this paragraph is a gross misdemeanor. (f) No information contained in a report or document, contained in the registry, or obtained from a patient under sections 342.51 to 342.60 or from a Tribal medical cannabis program patient may be admitted as evidence in a criminal proceeding, unless: (1) the information is independently obtained; or (2) admission of the information is sought in a criminal proceeding involving a criminal violation of sections 342.51 to 342.60. (g) Possession of a registry verification or an application for enrollment in the registry program and possession of a registry verification or its equivalent issued by a Tribal medical cannabis program or application for enrollment in a Tribal medical cannabis program by a person entitled to possess the verification or application: (1) does not constitute probable cause or reasonable suspicion; (2) must not be used to support a search of the person or property of the person with a registry verification or application to enroll in the registry program; and (3) must not subject the person or the property of the person to inspection by any government agency. (h) A patient enrolled in the registry program or a Tribal medical cannabis program must not be subject to any penalty or disciplinary action by an occupational or a professional licensing board solely because: (1) the patient is enrolled in the registry program or in a Tribal medical cannabis program; or (2) the patient has a positive test for cannabis components or metabolites.
