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License Application and Conversion Window Open for Lower-Potency Hemp Edible Businesses

Apply for a lower-potency hemp edible retailer, manufacturer or wholesaler license in Accela through October 31, 2025, at noon CDT.

Learn more about licensure. 

What to Know About Registration to License Conversion

OCM is accepting applications for lower-potency hemp edible (LPHE) licenses until October 31, 2025, at noon CDT. All registered businesses who wish to continue selling LPHEs must apply for, and obtain, a license under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 342.

  • Under Minnesota Statutes, section 342.18, subdivision 4, a hemp business must have been registered prior to the adoption of rules (April 14, 2025) and be in good standing with the state to qualify for conversion to licensure.
  • Existing hemp registrants will remain governed by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.72 until they are officially licensed by OCM.
  • Businesses who are not registered but are interested in selling LPHE products are eligible to apply for a license as well but are not able to sell LPHE products until the license has been issued.
  • Business must be physically located in Minnesota to apply for a license.

Once licensed, all LPHE license holders must adhere to chapter 342, including requirements to source LPHEs from licensed lower-potency hemp edible manufacturers (LPHE-M) and cannabis businesses, or imported from out of state by either a cannabis wholesaler or a lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler (LPHE-W) license holder.

Businesses currently operating under the hemp registration and applying for a cannabis business license must comply with chapter 342—including as it relates to LPHEs—immediately upon obtaining their license. OCM has created a product transition period to help manage the statutory transition of product and packaging/labeling for businesses that are converting from registration to licensure.

Hemp registrants should apply for LPHE licenses now through October 31, 2025, at noon CDT. At the close of the LPHE application period, OCM will begin enforcement actions against unlicensed sellers of lower-potency hemp edible products, who have not submitted an LPHE license application, are not in the application process for a cannabis business license or have not successfully obtained a cannabis business license. After the LPHE application window closes, hemp businesses who do not have a pending LPHE application will no longer be permitted to sell hemp-derived products under Minnesota Statutes, section 151.72.

Registration of Hemp Businesses

OCM is no longer accepting HDCP business registrations or changes. 

Businesses wishing to sell, manufacture and wholesale lower-potency hemp edibles must apply for and obtain an LPHE license during the application period outlined above.  

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