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Minnesota House Bill 755 Sets THC Caps, Bans Flavored Vapes, and Adds Cancer Warnings for Cannabis

Original title: Office of Cannabis Management required to establish limits on the total THC in cannabis flower and cannabis products; addition of ingredients to impart a taste or smell to cannabis products intended to be consumed through the inhalation of smoke, vapor, or aerosol prohibited; warnings about cannabis consumption required to include a warning regarding cancer; and advertisements prohibited that promote the co-consumption of alcohol and cannabis.

Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and PolicySponsor: Kristin Robbins

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What This Bill Proposed

Minnesota House Bill 755 requires the Office of Cannabis Management to establish limits on in cannabis and hemp products, bans flavor additives in inhaled cannabis products, mandates cancer risk warnings at retail locations, and prohibits advertisements promoting the co-consumption of alcohol and cannabis.

Why it matters

Cannabis businesses must alter product lines and labeling practices, while consumers face new restrictions on product flavors and expanded health warning disclosures at retail establishments.

Background
  • Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis and established the Office of Cannabis Management following legislation passed in 2023. context
  • HF 755 was introduced during the 94th Minnesota legislative session in February 2025. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

cannabis businesses

Cannabis businesses must comply with mandatory THC limits, remove non-cannabis taste and smell additives from inhaled products, update customer health disclosures to include cancer risks, and alter advertising practices.

Directly affected

hemp businesses

Hemp businesses are subject to new advertising restrictions and potential total THC limits established by the Office of Cannabis Management.

Directly affected

cannabis consumers and medical cannabis patients

Consumers and patients experience changes in product availability regarding flavor additives in inhaled products, receive expanded health risk warnings including cancer, and encounter stricter advertising limitations.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does the bill change what flavors are allowed in cannabis vapes or smokeable products?
Yes. The bill prohibits adding ingredients to inhaled cannabis products that impart a taste or smell other than the natural taste or smell of cannabis.
What new warnings must cannabis retailers provide to customers?
Retailers must provide factual information that includes warnings about the risk of cancer and other health risks associated with cannabis consumption.
Are advertisements allowed to show alcohol and cannabis together?
No. The bill explicitly prohibits publishing advertisements that promote the co-consumption of alcohol and cannabis.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

1 action
  1. Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Discoveries

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Shift from Discretionary to Mandatory THC Limits

The legislation changes the authority of the Office of Cannabis Management from optional ('may establish') to mandatory ('must establish') regarding total THC limits.

Connected Entities

United States Food and Drug Administration, Office of Cannabis Management
OrganizationUnited States Food and Drug Administration“Federal agency whose food ingredient approvals govern permitted additives in edi”Map →
OrganizationOffice of Cannabis Management“State agency required to establish THC limits and rules for cannabis products”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.revisor.mn.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy60
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