{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-342.31","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 342.31","heading":"CANNABIS MANUFACTURER LICENSING AND OPERATIONS.","body":"Subdivision 1. Authorized actions.\nA cannabis manufacturer license, consistent with the specific license endorsement or endorsements, entitles the license holder to:\n(1) purchase cannabis flower, cannabis products, hemp plant parts, hemp concentrate, and artificially derived cannabinoids from a cannabis microbusiness, a cannabis mezzobusiness, a cannabis cultivator, another cannabis manufacturer, or a cannabis wholesaler;\n(2) purchase hemp plant parts and propagules from an industrial hemp grower licensed under chapter 18K;\n(3) purchase hemp concentrate from an industrial hemp processor licensed under chapter 18K;\n(4) accept cannabis flower from unlicensed persons who are at least 21 years of age provided that the cannabis manufacturer does not accept more than two ounces from an individual on a single occasion;\n(5) make cannabis concentrate;\n(6) make hemp concentrate, including hemp concentrate with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent as measured by weight;\n(7) manufacture artificially derived cannabinoids;\n(8) manufacture adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for public consumption;\n(9) package and label adult-use cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products for sale to customers;\n(10) sell cannabis concentrate, hemp concentrate, artificially derived cannabinoids, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products to other cannabis businesses; and\n(11) perform other actions approved by the office.\nSubd. 2. Size limitations.\nThe office shall establish a limit on the manufacturing of cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products a cannabis manufacturer may perform.\nSubd. 3. Additional information required.\nIn addition to the information required to be submitted under section 342.14, subdivision 1, and rules adopted pursuant to that section, a person, cooperative, or business seeking a cannabis manufacturer license must submit the following information in a form approved by the office:\n(1) an operating plan demonstrating the proposed layout of the facility, including a diagram of ventilation and filtration systems; plans for wastewater and waste disposal for the manufacturing facility; plans for providing electricity, water, and other utilities necessary for the normal operation of the manufacturing facility; and plans for compliance with applicable building code and federal and state environmental and workplace safety requirements; and\n(2) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation requirements for the endorsement being sought.\nSubd. 4. Multiple licenses; limits.\n(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis manufacturer license may also hold a cannabis cultivator license and a cannabis event organizer license.\n(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), no person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis manufacturer license may own or operate any other cannabis business or hemp business. This prohibition does not prevent transportation of cannabis flower from a cannabis cultivator to a cannabis manufacturer licensed to the same person, cooperative, or business and located on the same premises.\n(c) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis manufacturer licenses that a person or business may hold.\n(d) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number or type of license that a business may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general partner of a cannabis business.\nSubd. 5. Manufacturing operations.\nA cannabis manufacturer must comply with the requirements in section 342.26.","path":["TRADE REGULATIONS, CONSUMER PROTECTION","CHAPTER 342. CANNABIS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/342.31","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:43Z","sha256":"7c68237fdce607ad511ee9379eaedd99d9e558d30ef0514e2d57170891e196c1","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-342.30","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-342.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}