In Minnesota v. Loveless, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the conviction of possession of leaf material containing THC because the state failed to show that it wasn't hemp. (Credit: Iarygin Andrii/Adobe Stock)
A new law effective last Friday in Minnesota allows people ages 21 and older to buy edibles and beverages that contain a limited amount of THC.
The law governs the packaging, sale and makeup of cannabis products. The law also corrects a gap in the 2019 state law implementing the 2018 federal legalization of the cultivation of hemp plants, and permits the sale of intoxicating edibles using compounds derived from those plants.
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