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    Title: Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products Registration
    Alternate Title:
    Description: Minnesota requires sellers of lower-potency hemp derived edibles to be licensed through the Office of Cannabis Management.(OCM).
    Subject: Drugs
    Creation Date: 7/29/2024 5:34:48 PM
    Modification Date: 10/2/2025 5:34:55 PM
    Agency Name: Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), Minnesota
    Agency URL: https://mn.gov/ocm/
    Agency Description: The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) will regulate cannabis (including for the adult-use market, the Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program, and for low-potency hemp edibles) and issue licenses and develop regulations outlining how and when businesses can participate in the industry.
    Agency Phone: Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://mn.gov/ocm/
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    Unit Name: Email
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    Unit Phone: Unit Fax: Contact person(s): cannabis.info@state.mn.us
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    Audience: Application URL: https://redcap.cannabis.web.health.state.mn.us/redcap/surveys/?s=9DR8MHLCKY48JMLJ
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    Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

     
    General Licensing Process

    OCM is accepting business license applications for lower-potency hemp edible retailers, lower-potency hemp edible manufacturers, and lower-potency hemp edible wholesalers through Oct. 31 at noon CDT. OCM is also accepting applications for cannabis event organizer licenses and cannabis testing facility licenses.

    Start license application on Accela. Note: Businesses must be physically located in Minnesota to apply for a license.

    Key Dates

    October 1 - License application window opens at 8 a.m. CDT for lower-potency hemp edible retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers (through Oct. 31)

    October 31 - License application window closes at noon CDT for lower-potency hemp edible retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers

    About General Licensing

    During the license cycle that closed on March 16, 2025, OCM accepted applications both from verified social equity applicants and from any applicant seeking to participate in general licensing in the following license types: microbusiness, mezzobusiness, cultivator, manufacturer, retailer (including municipal retailers), wholesaler, transporter, testing facility, delivery service, and medical cannabis combination business.

    Applications for cannabis event organizer licenses and cannabis testing facility licenses are being accepted and will be reviewed on an ongoing, rolling basis.

    Applications for lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, lower-potency hemp edible retailer, and lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler licenses are being accepted through October 31, 2025, at noon CDT.

    General Licensing Resources

    Creation and Submission of License Application Using Accela (updated 8/1/2025)
    This guide provides guidance and instructions for people seeking a cannabis business license, including step-by-step instructions on how to register an account in Accela, complete the application steps, and submit materials for licensure.

    Resources for Applying for a Cannabis Business License

    Resources for Applying for a Cannabis Event License

    Resources for Applying for a Lower-Potency Hemp Edible Business License

    If you have questions, email cannabis.info@state.mn.us


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    Activity: License Detail URL:

    Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

    Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), Minnesota


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