Title IV, PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)

Medical cannabidiol provided exclusively pursuant to a written certification of a health care practitioner, if not legally available in this state or from any other bordering state, shall be obtained from an out-of-state source. 2017 Acts, ch 162, §16, 25

The department shall utilize a request for proposals process to select and license by December 1, 2017, up to two out-of-state medical cannabidiol dispensaries from a bordering state to sell and dispense medical cannabidiol to a patient or primary caregiver in possession of a val…

A patient or a primary caregiver with a valid medical cannabidiol registration card issued pursuant to this chapter may register in the state of Minnesota as a visiting qualified patient or primary caregiver and may register with one or more medical cannabis manufacturers registe…

1. A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses or uses medical cannabidiol in violation of the requirements of this chapter is subject to the penalties provided under chapters 124 and 453B . 2. A medical cannabidiol manufacturer or a medical cannabidiol dispensary shall be …

A patient shall not consume medical cannabidiol possessed or used as authorized under this chapter by smoking medical cannabidiol. 2017 Acts, ch 162, §20, 25

A valid medical cannabidiol registration card, or its equivalent, issued under the laws of another state that allows an out-of-state patient to possess or use medical cannabidiol in the jurisdiction of issuance shall have the same force and effect as a valid medical cannabidiol r…

1. The division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety shall conduct thorough background investigations for the purposes of licensing medical cannabidiol manufacturers and medical cannabidiol dispensaries under this chapter . The results of any background in…

As used in this chapter : 1. “Bordering state” means the same as defined in section 331.910 . 2. “Debilitating medical condition” means any of the following: a. Cancer, if the underlying condition or treatment produces one or more of the following: (1) Severe or chronic pain. (2)…

The department may conduct an observational effectiveness study in cooperation with patients and health care practitioners and pursuant to rules of the department in order to study the effectiveness of medical cannabidiol in the treatment of debilitating medical conditions. 2020 …

1. Nothing in this chapter shall require an employer to permit or accommodate the use, consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, distribution, sale, or growing of marijuana in the workplace. 2. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit an employer from implementing…

Nothing in this chapter shall require a government medical assistance program, private health insurer, workers’ compensation carrier, or self-insured employer providing workers’ compensation benefits to reimburse a person for costs associated with the medical use of marijuana. 20…

Nothing in this chapter shall require a person that owns, occupies, or controls a property to allow the use, consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, distribution, sale, or growing of marijuana on or in that property. 2020 Acts, ch 1116, §27

Nothing in this chapter shall create any claim, cause of action, sanction, or penalty, for discrimination or under any other theory of liability, under chapter 216 or any other provision of law, based on an act, omission, policy, or contractual provision permissible under this ch…

This chapter shall not apply to any cannabis-derived investigational product or cannabis-derived product approved as a prescription drug medication by the United States food and drug administration. 2020 Acts, ch 1116, §29

The provisions of this chapter apply notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary. 2020 Acts, ch 1116, §30

1. Prior to a patient’s submission of an application for a medical cannabidiol registration card pursuant to section 124E.4 , a health care practitioner shall do all of the following: a. Determine, in the health care practitioner’s medical judgment, whether the patient whom the h…

1. Issuance to patient. Subject to subsection 6 , the department may issue a medical cannabidiol registration card to a patient who: a. Is at least eighteen years of age. b. Is a permanent resident of this state. c. Submits a written certification to the department signed by the …

1. a. A medical cannabidiol board is created consisting of eight practitioners representing the fields of neurology, pain management, gastroenterology, oncology, psychiatry, pediatrics, family medicine, and pharmacy, and one representative from law enforcement. b. The practitione…

1. a. The department shall issue a request for proposals to select and license by December 1, 2017, up to two medical cannabidiol manufacturers to manufacture and to possess, cultivate, harvest, transport, package, process, or supply medical cannabidiol within this state consiste…

1. A medical cannabidiol manufacturer shall contract with a laboratory to perform spot-check testing of the medical cannabidiol produced by the medical cannabidiol manufacturer as to content, contamination, and consistency. The cost of all laboratory testing shall be paid by the …

1. a. The department shall issue a request for proposals to select and license by April 1, 2018, up to five medical cannabidiol dispensaries to dispense medical cannabidiol within this state consistent with the provisions of this chapter . The department shall license new medical…

1. a. The medical cannabidiol dispensaries shall be located based on geographical need throughout the state to improve patient access. b. A medical cannabidiol dispensary may dispense medical cannabidiol pursuant to the provisions of this chapter but shall not dispense any medica…