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    Office of Cannabis Management Division of Medical Cannabis

    Active dates:July 1, 2024 -
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 342.54
    2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 63 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 3
    2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 63 Art. 1 Sec. 55
    2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 121 Art. 2 Sec. 109
    Function:

    The Office of Cannabis Management must administer the medical cannabis registry program and may oversee the licensing and regulation of medical cannabis businesses. Additional duties are outlined in Minn. Stat. 342.54.

    Preceded by:
    Office of Medical Cannabis
    History:

    Medical cannabis was legalized in Minnesota in 2014. Since then, that program has been overseen by the Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Medical Cannabis. When the Legislature legalized adult-use recreational marijuana in 2023, the duties of MDH's Office of Medical Cannbis were transferred to the Office of Cannabis Management's Division of Medical Cannabis and set to be effective on March 1, 2025.

    In 2024 the Legislature removed most references to the "Division of Medical Cannabis" in Minn. Stat. chap. 342 and instead gave the Office of Cannabis Managment broad oversight over the medical cannabis program. The Office established the Division of Medical Cannabis and, per the 2024 changes, duties were transferred on July 1, 2024 rather than March 2025.
    Subordinate to:
    Office of Cannabis Management
    Internet resource:
    Division of Medical Cannabis, OCM
    Documents/Articles:
    Medicinal cannabis users could benefit from increased home-grow limits. Session Daily, 3/25/2024.
    Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program Updates. Minnesota Department of Health, 6/5/2023.
    What you need to know about Minnesota's marijuana legalization law. Star Tribune, 5/28/2023.
    Record last updated: 03/13/2025
     

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