Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2023

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HF100 NINTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD 110100-9 78.1 Sec. 32. [342.32] CANNABIS RETAILER LICENSING AND OPERATIONS. 78.2 Subdivision 1. Authorized actions. A cannabis retailer license entitles the license holder 78.3 to: 78.4 (1) purchase immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, 78.5 lower -potency hemp edibles, and hemp -derived consumer products from cannabis 78.6 microbusinesses, cannabis mezzobusinesses, cannabis cultivators, cannabis manufacturers, 78.7 cannabis wholesalers, and industrial hemp growers; 78.8 (2) sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings, adult -use cannabis flower, adult -use 78.9 cannabis products, lower -potency hemp edibles, hemp -derived consumer products, and 78.10 other products authorized by law to customers; and 78.11 (3) perform other actions approved by the office. 78.12 Subd. 2. Size limitations. A cannabis retailer may operate up to five retail locations. 78.13 Subd. 3. Additional information required. In addition to the information required to 78.14 be submitted under section 342.14, subdivision 1, and rules adopted pursuant to that section, 78.15 a person, cooperative, or business seeking a cannabis retail license must submit the following 78.16 information in a form approved by the office: 78.17 (1) a list of every retail license held by the applicant and, if the applicant is a business, 78.18 every retail license held, either as an individual or as part of another business, by each 78.19 officer, director, manager, and general partner of the cannabis business; 78.20 (2) an operating plan demonstrating the proposed layout of the facility, including a 78.21 diagram of ventilation and filtration systems; policies to avoid sales to individuals who are 78.22 under 21 years of age; identification of a restricted area for storage; and plans to prevent 78.23 the visibility of cannabis flower, cannabinoid products, and hemp -derived consumer products 78.24 to individuals outside the retail location; and 78.25 (3) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation requirements 78.26 for the license being sought. 78.27 Subd. 4. Multiple licenses; limits. (a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a 78.28 cannabis retailer license may also hold a cannabis delivery service license, a medical cannabis 78.29 retailer license, and a cannabis event organizer license. 78.30 (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), no person, cooperative, or business holding a 78.31 cannabis retailer license may own or operate any other cannabis business or hemp business. Article 1 Sec. 32. 78