SF 2371 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Medical cannabis provisions modification

This bill adds specific definitions to Minnesota's medical cannabis laws to recognize Tribal programs. It creates terms for "Tribal medical cannabis board," "Tribal medical cannabis program," and "Tribal medical cannabis program patient" for federally recognized tribes within Minnesota. The key change allows cannabis businesses to distribute medical cannabis to Tribal program patients who present a Tribal-issued registration card and valid ID (like a Tribal ID or driver's license), rather than a state-issued registry card. This directly affects Tribal governments and enrolled patients participating in Tribal medical cannabis programs on tribal lands.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025

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What changed between versions

1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 5 edits · Apr 2, 2025

MODERATE

This bill update redefines the legal framework for medical cannabis in Minnesota by replacing the specific provision for Tribal patients with a broader 'visiting patient' category. It now allows cannabis businesses to serve individuals from any other U.S. state, district, or territory, not just those from Tribal programs. Additionally, the bill introduces new protections for health care facilities, clarifying their ability to restrict patient supplies while prohibiting unreasonable bans on medical cannabis use.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from serving only Tribal medical cannabis patients to serving all visiting patients from other jurisdictions, including other states and territories.

ELIGIBILITY

Replaced the specific eligibility requirement for 'Tribal medical cannabis program patients' with a broader definition for 'visiting patients' from any other state, district, commonwealth, Tribal Nation, or territory.

Expanded health care facility protections to include visiting patients authorized to use medical cannabis under their home state's laws.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'visiting patient' to clarify that it includes individuals with valid registration cards from other jurisdictions or Tribal programs.

REQUIREMENT

Updated reporting requirements for cannabis businesses to track transactions involving visiting patients instead of specifically Tribal patients.

Added new requirements for health care facilities to adopt reasonable restrictions on patient supplies but prohibits them from unreasonably limiting access to medical cannabis.

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Committee

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Health and Human Services

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors