1.1Senator Nelson moved to amend
S.F. No. 4401 as follows (...):
1.2Page 8, after line 22, insert:
1.3 "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.4 Subdivision 1.
Approval of cannabis flower and products. (a) For the purposes of
1.5this section, "product category" means a type of product that may be sold in different
sizes,
1.6distinct packaging, or at various prices but is still created using the same manufacturing
or
1.7agricultural processes. A new or additional stock keeping unit (SKU) or Universal
Product
1.8Code (UPC) shall not prevent a product from being considered the same type as another
1.9unit. All other terms have the meanings provided in section
342.01.
1.10(b) The office shall approve product categories of cannabis flower, cannabis products,
1.11lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for retail sale.
1.12(c) The office may establish limits on the total THC of cannabis flower, cannabis
products,
1.13and hemp-derived consumer products. As used in this paragraph, "total THC" means the
1.14sum of the percentage by weight of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid multiplied by 0.877
plus
1.15the percentage by weight of all tetrahydrocannabinols.
1.16(d) The office shall not approve any cannabis product, lower-potency hemp edible,
or
1.17hemp-derived consumer product that:
1.18(1) is or appears to be a lollipop or ice cream;
1.19(2) bears the likeness or contains characteristics of a real or fictional person,
animal, or
1.20fruit;
1.21(3) is modeled after a type or brand of products primarily consumed by or marketed
to
1.22children;
1.23(4) is substantively similar to a meat food product; poultry food product as defined
in
1.24section
31A.02, subdivision 10; or a dairy product as defined in section
32D.01, subdivision
1.257;
1.26(5) contains a synthetic cannabinoid;
1.27(6) is made by applying a cannabinoid, including but not limited to an artificially
derived
1.28cannabinoid, to a finished food product that does not contain cannabinoids and is
sold to
1.29consumers, including but not limited to a candy or snack food;
or
2.1(7) if the product is an edible cannabis product or lower-potency hemp edible, contains
2.2an ingredient, other than a cannabinoid, that is not approved by the United States
Food and
2.3Drug Administration for use in food
.;
2.4(8) if the product is an inhaled natural or synthetic product, contains an added flavor
2.5such as fruit, mint, menthol, vanilla, chocolate, spice, or another common food flavor;
or
2.6(9) has images or language that could lead consumers to believe that the product has
a
2.7flavor other than the flavor of cannabis."
2.8Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.9Amend the title accordingly
2.10The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.