Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2023

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HF100 NINTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD 1-10100-9 256.1 (c) The bond commissioner must have no authority over food products, as defined in 256.2 section 34A.01, subdivision 4, that do not contain cannabinoids extracted or derived from 256.3 hemp. 256.4 Subd. 3. Sale of cannabinoids derived from hemp. (a) Notwithstanding any other 256.5 section of this chapter, a product containing nonintoxicating cannabinoids, including an 256.6 edible cannabinoid product, may be sold for human or animal consumption only if all of 256.7 the requirements of this section are met, provided that a product sold for human or animal 256.8 consumption does not contain more than 0.3 percent of any tetrahydrocannabinol and an 256.9 edible cannabinoid product does not contain an amount of any tetrahydrocannabinol that 256.10 exceeds the limits established in subdivision 5a, paragraph (f). 256.11 (b) No other substance extracted or otherwise derived from hemp may be sold for human 256.12 consumption if the substance is intended: 256.13 (1) for external or internal use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention 256.14 of disease in humans or other animals; or 256.15 (2) to affect the structure or any function of the bodies of humans or other animals. 256.16 (c) No product containing any cannabinoid or tetrahydrocannabinol extracted or otherwise 256.17 derived from hemp may be sold to any individual who is under the age of 21. 256.18 (d) Products that meet the requirements of this section are not controlled substances 256.19 under section 152.02. 256.20 Subd. 4. Testing requirements. (a) A manufacturer of a product regulated under this 256.21 section must submit representative samples of each batch of the product to an independent, 256.22 accredited laboratory in order to certify that the product complies with the standards adopted 256.23 by the board on or before July 1, 2023, or the standards adopted by the commissioner. 256.24 Testing must be consistent with generally accepted industry standards for herbal and botanical 256.25 substances, and, at a minimum, the testing must confirm that the product: 256.26 (1) contains the amount or percentage of cannabinoids that is stated on the label of the 256.27 product; 256.28 (2) does not contain more than trace amounts of any mold, residual solvents or other 256.29 catalysts, pesticides, fertilizers, or heavy metals; and 256.30 (3) does not contain more than 0.3 percent of any tetrahydrocannabinol. 256.31 (b) A manufacturer of a product regulated under this section must disclose all known 256.32 information regarding pesticides, fertilizers, solvents, or other foreign materials applied to Article 7 Sec. 2. 256