Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2023

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HF100 NINTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD 1-10100-9 27.1 Subd. 3. Edible cannabinoid product handler endorsement. (a) Any person seeking 27.2 to manufacture, process, sell, handle, or store an edible cannabis product or lower -potency 27.3 hemp edible, other than an edible cannabis product or lower -potency hemp edible that has 27.4 been placed in its final packaging, must first obtain an edible cannabinoid product handler 27.5 endorsement. 27.6 (b) In consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, the office shall establish an 27.7 edible cannabinoid product handler endorsement. 27.8 (c) The office must regulate edible cannabinoid product handlers and assess penalties 27.9 in the same manner provided for food handlers under chapters 28A, 31, and 34A and 27.io associated rules, with the following exceptions. 27.11 (1) the office must issue an edible cannabinoid product handler endorsement, rather than 27.12 a license: 27.13 (2) eligibility for an edible cannabinoid product handler endorsement is limited to persons 27.14 who possess a valid license issued by the office; 27.15 (3) the office may not charge a fee for issuing or renewing the endorsement; 27.16 (4) the office must align the term and renewal period for edible cannabinoid product 27.17 handler endorsements with the term and renewal period of the license issued by the office; 27.18 and 27.19 (5) an edible cannabis product or lower -potency hemp edible must not be considered 27.2o adulterated solely because the product contains tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabis concentrate, 27.21 hemp concentrate, artificially derived cannabinoids, or any other material extracted or 27.22 derived from a cannabis plant, cannabis flower, hemp plant, or hemp plant parts. 27.23 (d) The edible cannabinoid product handler endorsement must prohibit the manufacture 27.24 of edible cannabis products at the same premises where food is manufactured, except for 27.25 the limited production of edible products produced solely for product development, sampling, 27.26 or testing. This limitation does not apply to the manufacture of lower -potency hemp edibles. 27.27 Sec. 8. [342.081 ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. 27.28 Subdivision 1. Water standards. In consultation with the commissioner of the Pollution 27.29 Control Agency, the office by rule must establish appropriate water standards for cannabis 27.3o businesses. 27.31 Subd. 2. Energy use. In consultation with the commissioner of commerce, the office 27.32 by rule must establish appropriate energy standards for cannabis businesses. Article 1 Sec. 8. 27