Minnesota’s newly passed adult-use marijuana law might have created a loophole that allows hemp cultivators to sell flower products that are more potent than the 0.3% THC limit.
That means hemp growers could gain a foothold in the market more than a year before the state plans to launch adult-use marijuana sales in early 2025, according to Minneapolis-based nonprofit online news outlet MinnPost, citing the podcast Weed Wonks.
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Chris Tholkes, director of Minnesota’s Office of Medical Cannabis, told Weed Wonks that the department doesn’t have authority to inspect and regulate hemp flower, only processed products.
“Our regulatory authority is over hemp-derived cannabinoid products, and that is defined as extracted products,” Tholkes said.
“It’s the edibles, the beverages, the topicals. It’s not flower.”
The newly formed Office of Cannabis Management doesn’t have any authority until adult-use marijuana retail licenses are awarded – which isn’t expected until
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