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About OCM <br /> Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management is the state regulatory office created to <br /> oversee the implementation and regulation of the adult-use cannabis market, the medical <br /> cannabis market, and the consumer hemp industry. Housed within OCM are the Division <br /> of Medical Cannabis (effective July 1, 2024), which operates the medical cannabis <br /> program, and the Division of Social Equity, which promotes development, stability, and <br /> safety in communities that have experienced a disproportionate, negative impact from <br /> cannabis prohibition and usage. <br /> M MINNeSOTA <br /> OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT <br /> OCM, through Chapter 342, is tasked with establishing rules and policy and exercising its <br /> regulatory authority over the Minnesota cannabis industry. In its duties, OCM is <br /> mandated to: <br /> • Promote public health and welfare. <br /> • Protect public safety. <br /> • Eliminate the illicit market for cannabis flower and cannabis products. <br /> • Meet the market demand for cannabis flower and cannabis products. <br /> • Promote a craft industry for cannabis flower and cannabis products. <br /> • Prioritize growth and recovery in communities that have experienced a <br /> disproportionate, negative impact from cannabis prohibition. <br /> OCM governs the application and licensing process for cannabis and hemp businesses, <br /> specific requirements for each type of license and their respective business activities <br /> and conducts enforcement and inspection activities across the Minnesota cannabis and <br /> hemp industries. <br /> m MINNeSOTA Page4 <br /> OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT <br />