North DakotaMedical marijuana centers need approval for edible products
North Dakota medical marijuana centers need department approval for edible products, and the department must set rules for how those products are made and marketed.
What it does
Medical marijuana manufacturers need department approval before making edible products, and dispensaries need approval before possessing, marketing, or selling them.
Edible products must use resealable, child-resistant, nontransparent packages with no more than 50 milligrams of THC, carry specified text labels, and not target minors.
Argument forChild-resistant packaging and limits on THC in each package may help reduce the risk of accidental access or overuse.
Argument againstPrior department approval and detailed product rules could make it harder for centers to offer edible products to patients.
More detail
Manufacturing facilities must get department approval before making edible products; dispensaries must get approval before possessing, marketing, or selling them. These requirements apply to North Dakota medical marijuana manufacturing facilities and dispensaries handling cannabinoid edible products. Before approving a product, the department must review and approve its form, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and marketing. Approval must come before the covered activity.
The department must adopt rules for edible product form, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and marketing. The rules and product requirements apply to cannabinoid edible products. Packages must be resealable, child-resistant, and nontransparent, and may contain no more than 50 milligrams of THC. Labels must use black Arial text, list the product name, manufacturer, ingredients, THC per serving, and servings per package, and contain no images other than text. Marketing may not target minors, and the department's rules must prohibit marketing edible products to minors. The department must adopt rules; the text gives no deadline.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 24Filed with Secretary Of State 04/22Latest
- Apr 23Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong 04/21Became Law
- Apr 21Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 21Signed by Speaker
- Apr 17Signed by President
- Apr 15Second reading, passed, yeas 70 nays 21Major
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1203. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Concurred
- Apr 7Returned to House (12)
- Apr 4Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 42 nays 3Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1203. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Apr 1Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 1 0Minor
- Mar 5Committee Hearing 01:30
- Feb 13Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Feb 5Received from House
- Feb 4Second reading, passed, yeas 67 nays 25Passed House
- Vote recorded Motion for Final Passage on HB 1203. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Laid over one legislative day
- Jan 29Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Jan 28Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 0 1Minor
- Jan 20Committee Hearing 03:30
- Jan 10Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services CommitteeIntroduced
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