Minnesota Statutes Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection (Ch. 324-341) § 342.18. License selection criteria

Subd. 2. Vertical integration prohibited; exceptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the office shall not issue licenses to a single applicant that would result in the applicant being vertically integrated in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Nothing in this section prohibits or limits the issuance of microbusiness licenses, mezzobusiness licenses, or medical cannabis combination business licenses, or the issuance of both lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer and lower-potency hemp edible retailer licenses to the same person or entity.

Subd. 3. Application review. (a) The office shall review each completed application for a license to operate a cannabis business in the following categories:

(b) The office shall establish policies and guidelines, which the office must make available to the public, regarding the minimum qualifications in each category and the criteria that the office uses to determine whether an applicant meets the minimum qualifications in each category.

Subd. 4. Conversion to hemp business license. (a) After the office adopts initial rules pursuant tosection 342.02, subdivision 5, the office may permit a person selling edible cannabinoid products who has registered pursuant tosection 151.72, subdivision 5b, to convert the registration to a comparable hemp business license if:

(b) A person selling edible cannabinoid products who has registered pursuant tosection 151.72, subdivision 5b, and remains in good standing with the state may continue operations under an active registration for the longer of: