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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 />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 mandated <br />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, and <br />conducts enforcement and inspection activities across the Minnesota cannabis and hemp <br />industries. <br />Page 4