Section 342.33 - CANNABIS WHOLESALER LICENSINGSubdivision 1.Authorized actions.A cannabis wholesaler license entitles the license holder to:
(1) purchase immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products from cannabis microbusinesses, cannabis mezzobusinesses, cannabis cultivators, cannabis manufacturers, and cannabis microbusinesses;(2) purchase hemp plant parts and propagules from industrial hemp growers licensed under chapter 18K;(3) purchase hemp concentrate from an industrial hemp processor licensed under chapter 18K;(4) sell immature cannabis plants and seedlings, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products to cannabis microbusinesses, cannabis mezzobusinesses, cannabis manufacturers, and cannabis retailers;(5) sell lower-potency hemp edibles to lower-potency hemp edible retailers;(6) import hemp-derived consumer products and lower-potency hemp edibles that contain hemp concentrate or artificially derived cannabinoids that are derived from hemp plants or hemp plant parts; and(7) perform other actions approved by the office.Subd. 2.Additional information required.In 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 wholesaler license must submit the following information in a form approved by the office:
(1) an operating plan demonstrating the proposed layout of the facility including a diagram of ventilation and filtration systems and policies to avoid sales to unlicensed cannabis businesses; and(2) evidence that the business will comply with the applicable operation requirements for the license being sought.Subd. 3.Multiple licenses; limits.(a) A person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis wholesaler license may also hold a cannabis transporter license, a cannabis delivery service license, and a cannabis event organizer license.(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), no person, cooperative, or business holding a cannabis wholesaler license may own or operate any other cannabis business or hemp business.(c) The office by rule may limit the number of cannabis wholesaler licenses a person or business may hold.(d) For purposes of this subdivision, a restriction on the number or type of license a business may hold applies to every cooperative member or every director, manager, and general partner of a cannabis business.Added by 2023 Minn. Laws, ch. 63,s 1-33, eff. 7/1/2023.