SF4871

Purpose

This bill would require certain cannabis products that have undergone a remediation process to remove contaminants to be clearly labeled and advertised so consumers know the product was produced using remediated cannabis material to meet state safety standards. It aims to increase transparency about how a product was made and what safety steps were taken.

What a remediated cannabis product means

• A remediated cannabis product includes any flower, concentrate, extract, or other product (such as dried cannabis flower, rosin, edibles, and tinctures) that at any point during cultivation, processing, or manufacturing underwent a process to reduce or remove contaminants (like mold, mildew, pesticides, or heavy metals) to meet safety and testing requirements.

Labeling requirements

• A remediated cannabis product must follow labeling rules in section 342.63.
• The product’s primary package and its marketing layer must conspicuously display the required statement.

Required statement on labels

• The label must include the following statement in a font size no smaller than the state’s existing warning text and in a color that contrasts with the background: This product or its constituent cannabis was produced using REMEDIATED CANNABIS MATERIAL to meet state safety standards.

Mandatory disclosure in advertising and marketing

• All marketing, advertising, and promotional materials for a specific remediated cannabis product must include the same required statement.
• This requirement applies to, but is not limited to, digital advertisements, point-of-sale displays, product menus, and online product descriptions.

Penalties, enforcement, and license actions

• The regulatory office can issue civil penalties for each violation.
• A schedule of civil fines must be adopted, with no less than:
  • $1,000 for a first offense, and
  • $5,000 for a second offense within a three-year period.
• Fines should reflect the violator’s culpability, frequency, and severity.
• If a licensed cannabis business has three or more separate and confirmed violations within five years, the office must suspend or revoke that license (under existing license provisions).
• The office may suspend or revoke a license for a single instance of intentional and knowing misrepresentation of a product’s remediation status.

Relationship to existing law and scope of change

• This bill adds new definitions and disclosure requirements to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 342, creating explicit labeling and advertising obligations for remediated cannabis products.
• It also introduces enforcement mechanisms (civil penalties and potential license actions) tied to these new requirements.

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Relevant Terms - remediated cannabis product - remediated cannabis material - primary package label - marketing layer label - state safety standards - 342.63 (labeling) - 342.63 subdivision 2 clause 8 (warning text) - section 342.21 (licensing) - office (regulatory body) - civil penalties - fines (minimums: $1,000; $5,000) - advertising and marketing disclosures - digital advertisements - point-of-sale displays - product menus - online product descriptions - mold, mildew, pesticides, heavy metals - misrepresentation of remediation status