1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; adding youths to the Cannabis Advisory Council;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.03, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.03, subdivision 1, is amended 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The Cannabis Advisory Council is created consisting of 
1.8 	the following members:
1.9 	(1) the director of the Office of Cannabis Management or a designee;
1.10 	(2) the commissioner of employment and economic development or a designee;
1.11 	(3) the commissioner of revenue or a designee;
1.12 	(4) the commissioner of health or a designee;
1.13 	(5) the commissioner of human services or a designee;
1.14 	(6) the commissioner of public safety or a designee;
1.15 	(7) the commissioner of human rights or a designee;
1.16 	(8) the commissioner of labor or a designee;
1.17 	(9) the commissioner of agriculture or a designee;
1.18 	(10) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or a designee;
1.19 	(11) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or a designee;
2.1 	(12) the colonel of the State Patrol or a designee;
2.2 	(13) the director of the Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public Safety or a 
2.3 	designee;
2.4 	(14) a representative from the League of Minnesota Cities appointed by the league;
2.5 	(15) a representative from the Association of Minnesota Counties appointed by the 
2.6 	association;
2.7 	(16) an expert in minority business development appointed by the governor;
2.8 	(17) an expert in economic development strategies for under-resourced communities 
2.9 	appointed by the governor;
2.10 	(18) an expert in farming or representing the interests of farmers appointed by the 
2.11 	governor;
2.12 	(19) an expert representing the interests of cannabis workers appointed by the governor;
2.13 	(20) an expert representing the interests of employers appointed by the governor;
2.14 	(21) an expert in municipal law enforcement with advanced training in impairment 
2.15 	detection and evaluation appointed by the governor;
2.16 	(22) an expert in social welfare or social justice appointed by the governor;
2.17 	(23) an expert in criminal justice reform to mitigate the disproportionate impact of drug 
2.18 	prosecutions on communities of color appointed by the governor;
2.19 	(24) an expert in prevention, treatment, and recovery related to substance use disorders 
2.20 	appointed by the governor;
2.21 	(25) an expert in minority business ownership appointed by the governor;
2.22 	(26) an expert in women-owned businesses appointed by the governor;
2.23 	(27) an expert in cannabis retailing appointed by the governor;
2.24 	(28) an expert in cannabis product manufacturing appointed by the governor;
2.25 	(29) an expert in laboratory sciences and toxicology appointed by the governor;
2.26 	(30) an expert in providing legal services to cannabis businesses appointed by the 
2.27 	governor;
2.28 	(31) an expert in cannabis cultivation appointed by the governor;
2.29 	(32) an expert in pediatric medicine appointed by the governor;
3.1 	(33) an expert in adult medicine appointed by the governor;
3.2 	(34) three patient advocates, one who is a patient enrolled in the medical cannabis 
3.3 	program; one who is a parent or caregiver of a patient in the medical cannabis program; 
3.4 	and one patient with experience in the mental health system or substance use disorder 
3.5 	treatment system appointed by the governor;
3.6 	(35) two licensed mental health professionals appointed by the governor;
3.7 	(36) a veteran appointed by the governor;
3.8 	(37) one member of each of the following federally recognized Tribes, designated by 
3.9 	the elected Tribal president or chairperson of the governing bodies of:
3.10 	(i) the Fond du Lac Band;
3.11 	(ii) the Grand Portage Band;
3.12 	(iii) the Mille Lacs Band;
3.13 	(iv) the White Earth Band;
3.14 	(v) the Bois Forte Band;
3.15 	(vi) the Leech Lake Band;
3.16 	(vii) the Red Lake Nation;
3.17 	(viii) the Upper Sioux Community;
3.18 	(ix) the Lower Sioux Indian Community;
3.19 	(x) the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; and
3.20 	(xi) the Prairie Island Indian Community; and
3.21 	(38) a representative from the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota appointed 
3.22 	by the association.;
3.23 	(39) one youth from a rural area appointed by the governor; and
3.24 	(40) one youth from a metro area appointed by the governor.