minnesota cannabis

On the heels of the 2018 Farm Bill, some states have opted to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoid consumer products. One of the early movers in this area is the State of Minnesota. The regulations in Minnesota for hemp-derived cannabinoid products (as well as licensing for them) are changing, with licensing opening up this fall. Interestingly, Minnesota has adopted a sort of hybridized cannabis and hemp program, in which cannabis licensees can also access and sell “lower-potency hemp edibles” (“LPHE”) made outside of the heavily regulated cannabis license supply chain.

Like many others, we were caught up in filing a slew of Minnesota adult use cannabis applications for our clients by March 14 (which, if you were paying attention, that deadline was extended to March 15 by midnight because of a crash with the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) website). Every time a licensing window opens in a state with a new adult use cannabis program, there are lessons to be learned for clients, attorneys, and regulators, alike.