Purpose of the Bill

The purpose of this bill is to regulate the sale and distribution of cannabis and cannabis-related products at special cannabis events in Minnesota. The bill aims to ensure a safe and controlled environment for the sale and sampling of these products.

Main Provisions

• Authorized Retailers: The bill allows specific types of businesses, such as cannabis microbusinesses, mezzobusinesses, and retailers with a retail endorsement, to participate in cannabis events where they can sell various cannabis products, including plants, flower, and edibles.

• Age Verification: Retailers must verify the age of all customers to ensure they are 21 or older before completing a sale. Sales to individuals under 21 are prohibited.

• Sampling and Display Regulations: Retailers are allowed to display and give away samples of cannabis products. These samples must be accompanied by proper labeling and cannot exceed specified amounts (e.g., no more than eight grams of cannabis flower or 100 milligrams of THC in edibles).

• Controlled Sales Environment: All sales during events must occur in designated retail areas as shown in a premises diagram, with each retailer confined to their assigned area.

• Security Requirements: Cannabis products displayed must be secured in locked containers when not being sampled, and such products cannot be left unattended.

• Compliance with Regulations: All products offered for sale must comply with existing state laws regarding testing, packaging, and labeling.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• The bill explicitly allows authorized retailers to provide free samples of cannabis products at events, which was not previously specified in the existing law.
• It outlines detailed requirements for display, sampling, and security measures that must be adhered to during these cannabis events.
• The responsibility of age verification and the prohibition of sales to visibly intoxicated individuals or sales in excess of legal possession limits are emphasized.

Relevant Terms

cannabis events, cannabis retailers, free samples, age verification, cannabis products, secure storage, testing, packaging, labeling, microbusiness, mezzobusiness, hemp-derived products, THC, cannabis sales regulations.