1.1Senator Nelson moved to amend
H.F. No. 4757, the first unofficial engrossment,
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 40, after line 19, insert:
1.4 "Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.03, subdivision 1, is amended
1.5to read:
1.6 Subdivision 1.
Membership. The Cannabis Advisory Council is created consisting of
1.7the following members:
1.8(1) the director of the Office of Cannabis Management or a designee;
1.9(2) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;
1.10(3) the commissioner of revenue or a designee;
1.11(4) the commissioner of health or a designee;
1.12(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;
1.13(6) the commissioner of public safety or a designee;
1.14(7) the commissioner of human rights or a designee;
1.15(8) the commissioner of labor or a designee;
1.16(9) the commissioner of agriculture or a designee;
1.17(10) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a designee;
1.18(11) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or a designee;
1.19(12) the colonel of the State Patrol or a designee;
1.20(13) the director of the Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public Safety
or a
1.21designee;
1.22(14) a representative from the League of Minnesota Cities appointed by the league;
1.23(15) a representative from the Association of Minnesota Counties appointed by the
1.24association;
1.25(16) an expert in minority business development appointed by the governor;
1.26(17) an expert in economic development strategies for under-resourced communities
1.27appointed by the governor;
1.28(18) an expert in farming or representing the interests of farmers appointed by the
1.29governor;
2.1(19) an expert representing the interests of cannabis workers appointed by the governor;
2.2(20) an expert representing the interests of employers appointed by the governor;
2.3(21) an expert in municipal law enforcement with advanced training in impairment
2.4detection and evaluation appointed by the governor;
2.5(22) an expert in social welfare or social justice appointed by the governor;
2.6(23) an expert in criminal justice reform to mitigate the disproportionate impact
of drug
2.7prosecutions on communities of color appointed by the governor;
2.8(24) an expert in prevention, treatment, and recovery related to substance use disorders
2.9appointed by the governor;
2.10(25) an expert in minority business ownership appointed by the governor;
2.11(26) an expert in women-owned businesses appointed by the governor;
2.12(27) an expert in cannabis retailing appointed by the governor;
2.13(28) an expert in cannabis product manufacturing appointed by the governor;
2.14(29) an expert in laboratory sciences and toxicology appointed by the governor;
2.15(30) an expert in providing legal services to cannabis businesses appointed by the
2.16governor;
2.17(31) an expert in cannabis cultivation appointed by the governor;
2.18(32) an expert in pediatric medicine appointed by the governor;
2.19(33) an expert in adult medicine appointed by the governor;
2.20(34)
an expert in clinical pharmacy appointed by the governor;
2.21(35) three patient advocates, one who is a patient enrolled in the medical cannabis
2.22program; one who is a parent or caregiver of a patient in the medical cannabis program;
2.23and one patient with experience in the mental health system or substance use disorder
2.24treatment system appointed by the governor;
2.25(35) (36) two licensed mental health professionals appointed by the governor;
2.26(36) (37) a veteran appointed by the governor;
2.27(37) (38) one member of each of the following federally recognized Tribes, designated
2.28by the elected Tribal president or chairperson of the governing bodies of:
2.29(i) the Fond du Lac Band;
3.1(ii) the Grand Portage Band;
3.2(iii) the Mille Lacs Band;
3.3(iv) the White Earth Band;
3.4(v) the Bois Forte Band;
3.5(vi) the Leech Lake Band;
3.6(vii) the Red Lake Nation;
3.7(viii) the Upper Sioux Community;
3.8(ix) the Lower Sioux Indian Community;
3.9(x) the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; and
3.10(xi) the Prairie Island Indian Community; and
3.11(38) (39) a representative from the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota
3.12appointed by the association."
3.13Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.14Amend the title accordingly
3.15The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.