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APPENDIX <br />Repealed Minnesota Statutes: HO100-9 <br />for conduct allowed under sections 152.22 to 152.37, unless the person's behavior is such that it <br />creates an unreasonable danger to the safety of the minor as established by clear and convincing <br />evidence. <br />152.33 VIOLATIONS. <br />Subdivision 1. Intentional diversion; criminal penalty. In addition to any other applicable <br />penalty in law, a manufacturer or an agent of a manufacturer who intentionally transfers medical <br />cannabis to a person other than another registered manufacturer, a patient, a registered designated <br />caregiver or, if listed on the registry verification, a parent, legal guardian, or spouse of a patient is <br />guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two years or by payment of a fine <br />of not more than $3,000, or both. A person convicted under this subdivision may not continue to <br />be affiliated with the manufacturer and is disqualified from further participation under sections <br />152.22 to 152.37. <br />Subd. 1 a. Intentional diversion outside the state; penalties. (a) In addition to any other <br />applicable penalty in law, the commissioner may levy a fine of $250,000 against a manufacturer <br />and may immediately initiate proceedings to revoke the manufacturer's registration, using the <br />procedure in section 152.25, if- <br />(1) an officer, director, or controlling person of the manufacturer pleads or is found guilty under <br />subdivision 1 of intentionally transferring medical cannabis, while the person was an officer, director, <br />or controlling person of the manufacturer, to a person other than allowed by law; and <br />(2) in intentionally transferring medical cannabis to a person other than allowed by law, the <br />officer, director, or controlling person transported or directed the transport of medical cannabis <br />outside of Minnesota. <br />(b) All fines collected under this subdivision shall be deposited in the state government special <br />revenue fund. <br />Subd. 2. Diversion by patient, registered designated caregiver, parent, legal guardian, or <br />patient's spouse; criminal penalty. In addition to any other applicable penalty in law, a patient, <br />registered designated caregiver or, if listed on the registry verification, a parent, legal guardian, or <br />spouse of a patient who intentionally sells or otherwise transfers medical cannabis to a person other <br />than a patient, designated registered caregiver or, if listed on the registry verification, a parent, legal <br />guardian, or spouse of a patient is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than <br />two years or by payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. <br />Subd. 3. False statement; criminal penalty. A person who intentionally makes a false statement <br />to a law enforcement official about any fact or circumstance relating to the medical use of cannabis <br />to avoid arrest or prosecution is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more <br />than 90 days or by payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. The penalty is in addition <br />to any other penalties that may apply for making a false statement or for the possession, cultivation, <br />or sale of cannabis not protected by sections 152.22 to 152.37. If a person convicted of violating <br />this subdivision is a patient or a registered designated caregiver, the person is disqualified from <br />further participation under sections 152.22 to 152.37. <br />Subd. 4. Submission of false records; criminal penalty. A person who knowingly submits <br />false records or documentation required by the commissioner to register as a manufacturer of medical <br />cannabis under sections 152.22 to 152.37 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment <br />for not more than two years or by payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. <br />Subd. 5. Violation by health care practitioner; criminal penalty. A health care practitioner <br />who knowingly refers patients to a manufacturer or to a designated caregiver, who advertises as a <br />manufacturer, or who issues certifications while holding a financial interest in a manufacturer is <br />guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by <br />payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. <br />Subd. 6. Other violations; civil penalty. A manufacturer shall be fined up to $1,000 for any <br />violation of sections 152.22 to 152.3 7, or the regulations issued pursuant to them, where no penalty <br />has been specified. This penalty is in addition to any other applicable penalties in law. <br />152.34 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. <br />(a) Health care facilities licensed under chapter 144A, hospice providers licensed under chapter <br />144A, boarding care homes or supervised living facilities licensed under section 144.50, assisted <br />living facilities, facilities owned, controlled, managed, or under common control with hospitals <br />licensed under chapter 144, and other health facilities licensed by the commissioner of health, may <br />18R <br />