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

A person who is required to report to the board pursuant to this chapter or a person listed as an exception under section 124B.6 shall report to the board either of the following occurrences within seven days of knowledge of the loss or occurrence: 1. Loss or theft of a precursor…

1. A person who sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes a precursor substance with knowledge or the intent that the recipient will use the precursor substance to unlawfully manufacture a controlled substance commits a class “C” felony. 2. A person who receives a precursor substa…

As used in this chapter , unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 1. “Clandestine laboratory site” means a location or operation, including but not limited to buildings or vehicles equipped with glassware, heating devices, and precursors or related reagents and solvents ne…

1. The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee may use funds appropriated or otherwise available to the department for the following purposes: a. Administrative services for the identification, assessment, and cleanup of clandestine laboratory sites. b. Payments to other gove…

A person having control over a clandestine laboratory site shall be strictly liable to the state for all of the following: 1. The reasonable costs incurred by the state as a result of cleanup of the site. 2. The reasonable costs incurred by the state to evacuate people from the a…

1. An amount for which a person having control over a clandestine laboratory is liable to the state shall constitute a lien in favor of the state upon all property and rights to property, real and personal, belonging to that person. This lien shall attach at the time the charges …

The state and its officers or employees are not liable for damages or injury caused by a condition at a clandestine laboratory site or resulting from action or inaction taken by any officers or employees when acting in their official capacity pursuant to this chapter , unless the…

This chapter does not deny a person any legal or equitable rights, remedies, or defenses, or affect any legal relationship other than the legal relationship between the state and a person having control over a clandestine laboratory site. 93 Acts, ch 141, §6

The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to administer this chapter . 93 Acts, ch 141, §7

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Medical Cannabidiol Act” . 2017 Acts, ch 162, §4, 25

All fees collected by the department under this chapter shall be retained by the department for operation of the medical cannabidiol registration card program and the medical cannabidiol manufacturer and medical cannabidiol dispensary licensing programs. The moneys retained by th…

1. a. The department shall maintain a confidential file of the names of each patient to or for whom the department issues a medical cannabidiol registration card and the name of each primary caregiver to whom the department issues a medical cannabidiol registration card under sec…

1. A health care practitioner, including any authorized agent or employee thereof, shall not be subject to prosecution for the unlawful certification, possession, or administration of marijuana under the laws of this state for activities arising directly out of or directly relate…

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…

1. a. Except as provided in subsection 2 , a person shall not maintain or conduct any chemical substitutes or antagonists program, residential program, or nonresidential outpatient program, the primary purpose of which is the treatment and rehabilitation of persons with a substan…

The department shall consider all cases involving initial issuance, and renewal, denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. The department shall issue a license to an applicant whom the department determines meets the licensing requirements of this chapter . Licenses shall e…

1. If a person is being considered for licensure under this chapter , or for employment involving direct responsibility for a child or with access to a child when the child is alone, by a program admitting juveniles subject to licensure under this chapter , or if a person will re…

The department may inspect the facilities and review the procedures utilized by any chemical substitutes or antagonists program, residential program, or nonresidential outpatient program that has as a primary purpose the treatment and rehabilitation of persons with a substance us…

1. The department may place an employee or agent to serve as a monitor in a licensed substance use disorder treatment program or may petition the court for appointment of a receiver for a program when any of the following conditions exist: a. The program is operating without a li…

A license issued under this chapter may not be transferred, and the location of the physical facilities occupied or utilized by any program licensed under this chapter shall not be changed without the prior written consent of the department. [C75, 77, §224B.17; C79, 81, §125.16 ]…

Violation of any of the requirements or restrictions of this chapter or of any of the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter is cause for suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license. The director shall at the earliest time feasible notify a licensee whose license the de…

The department may deny an application for license, or may place on probation, suspend or revoke a license of, or otherwise discipline a licensee if the department finds that the licensee has not been or will not be operated in compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted p…

After suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a license pursuant to this chapter , the affected licensee shall not have the license reissued or reinstated within one year of the effective date of the suspension, revocation, or expiration upon refusal to renew, unless the depa…

For purposes of this chapter , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 1. “Chemical substance” means alcohol, wine, spirits, and beer as defined in chapter 123 and controlled substances as defined in section 124.101 . 2. “Chief medical officer” means the medical director …

The department shall establish rules pursuant to chapter 17A requiring facilities to use reasonable accounting and reimbursement systems which recognize relevant cost-related factors for patients with a substance use disorder. A facility shall not be licensed nor shall any paymen…