1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 600, the eighth engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 170, after line 18, insert:

1.3    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.712, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.4to read:
1.5    Subd. 13. Adult-use cannabis. "Adult-use cannabis" has the meaning given in section
1.6342.01, subdivision 2.

1.7    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.712, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.8to read:
1.9    Subd. 14. Adult-use cannabis product. "Adult-use cannabis product" has the meaning
1.10given in section 342.01, subdivision 4.

1.11    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.712, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.12to read:
1.13    Subd. 15. Medical cannabis. "Medical cannabis" has the meaning given in section
1.14342.01, subdivision 31.

1.15    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.712, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.16to read:
1.17    Subd. 16. Medical cannabis product. "Medical cannabis product" has the meaning
1.18given in section 342.01, subdivision 34.

1.19    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.712, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.20to read:
1.21    Subd. 17. Patient. "Patient" has the meaning given to in section 342.01, subdivision 38.

2.1    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.712, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.2to read:
2.3    Subd. 18. Qualifying medical condition. "Qualifying medical condition" has the meaning
2.4given in section 342.01, subdivision 40.

2.5    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.712, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.6to read:
2.7    Subd. 19. Registry or registry program. "Registry" or "registry program" has the
2.8meaning given in section 342.01, subdivision 42.

2.9    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.713, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.10    Subdivision 1. Ineligible persons. The following persons shall not be entitled to possess
2.11ammunition or a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon or, except for clause
2.12(1), any other firearm:
2.13(1) a person under the age of 18 years except that a person under 18 may possess
2.14ammunition designed for use in a firearm that the person may lawfully possess and may
2.15carry or possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon (i) in the actual
2.16presence or under the direct supervision of the person's parent or guardian, (ii) for the
2.17purpose of military drill under the auspices of a legally recognized military organization
2.18and under competent supervision, (iii) for the purpose of instruction, competition, or target
2.19practice on a firing range approved by the chief of police or county sheriff in whose
2.20jurisdiction the range is located and under direct supervision; or (iv) if the person has
2.21successfully completed a course designed to teach marksmanship and safety with a pistol
2.22or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon and approved by the commissioner of natural
2.23resources;
2.24(2) except as otherwise provided in clause (9), a person who has been convicted of, or
2.25adjudicated delinquent or convicted as an extended jurisdiction juvenile for committing, in
2.26this state or elsewhere, a crime of violence. For purposes of this section, crime of violence
2.27includes crimes in other states or jurisdictions which would have been crimes of violence
2.28as herein defined if they had been committed in this state;
2.29(3) a person who is or has ever been committed in Minnesota or elsewhere by a judicial
2.30determination that the person is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and
2.31dangerous to the public, as defined in section 253B.02, to a treatment facility, or who has
2.32ever been found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness, unless
3.1the person's ability to possess a firearm and ammunition has been restored under subdivision
3.24;
3.3(4) a person who has been convicted in Minnesota or elsewhere of a misdemeanor or
3.4gross misdemeanor violation of chapter 152, unless three years have elapsed since the date
3.5of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other such
3.6violation of chapter 152 or a similar law of another state; or a person who is or has ever
3.7been committed by a judicial determination for treatment for the habitual use of a controlled
3.8substance or marijuana, as defined in sections 152.01 and 152.02, unless the person's ability
3.9to possess a firearm and ammunition has been restored under subdivision 4;
3.10(5) a person who has been committed to a treatment facility in Minnesota or elsewhere
3.11by a judicial determination that the person is chemically dependent as defined in section
3.12253B.02, unless the person has completed treatment or the person's ability to possess a
3.13firearm and ammunition has been restored under subdivision 4. Property rights may not be
3.14abated but access may be restricted by the courts;
3.15(6) a peace officer who is informally admitted to a treatment facility pursuant to section
3.16253B.04 for chemical dependency, unless the officer possesses a certificate from the head
3.17of the treatment facility discharging or provisionally discharging the officer from the
3.18treatment facility. Property rights may not be abated but access may be restricted by the
3.19courts;
3.20(7) a person, including a person under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, who has
3.21been charged with committing a crime of violence and has been placed in a pretrial diversion
3.22program by the court before disposition, until the person has completed the diversion program
3.23and the charge of committing the crime of violence has been dismissed;
3.24(8) except as otherwise provided in clause (9), a person who has been convicted in
3.25another state of committing an offense similar to the offense described in section 609.224,
3.26subdivision 3
, against a family or household member or section 609.2242, subdivision 3,
3.27unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person
3.28has not been convicted of any other violation of section 609.224, subdivision 3, or 609.2242,
3.29subdivision 3
, or a similar law of another state;
3.30(9) a person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of assaulting a family or
3.31household member and who was found by the court to have used a firearm in any way
3.32during commission of the assault is prohibited from possessing any type of firearm or
3.33ammunition for the period determined by the sentencing court;
3.34(10) a person who:
4.1(i) has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term
4.2exceeding one year;
4.3(ii) is a fugitive from justice as a result of having fled from any state to avoid prosecution
4.4for a crime or to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding;
4.5(iii) is an unlawful user of any controlled substance as defined in chapter 152. The use
4.6of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products by a patient enrolled in the registry
4.7program or the use of adult-use cannabis or adult-use cannabis products by a person 21
4.8years of age or older does not constitute the unlawful use of a controlled substance under
4.9this item;
4.10(iv) has been judicially committed to a treatment facility in Minnesota or elsewhere as
4.11a person who is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and dangerous to the
4.12public, as defined in section 253B.02;
4.13(v) is an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States;
4.14(vi) has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable
4.15conditions;
4.16(vii) has renounced the person's citizenship having been a citizen of the United States;
4.17or
4.18(viii) is disqualified from possessing a firearm under United States Code, title 18, section
4.19922(g)(8) or (9), as amended through March 1, 2014;
4.20(11) a person who has been convicted of the following offenses at the gross misdemeanor
4.21level, unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the
4.22person has not been convicted of any other violation of these sections: section 609.229
4.23(crimes committed for the benefit of a gang); 609.2231, subdivision 4 (assaults motivated
4.24by bias); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child);
4.25609.582, subdivision 4 (burglary in the fourth degree); 609.665 (setting a spring gun); 609.71
4.26(riot); or 609.749 (harassment or stalking). For purposes of this paragraph, the specified
4.27gross misdemeanor convictions include crimes committed in other states or jurisdictions
4.28which would have been gross misdemeanors if conviction occurred in this state;
4.29(12) a person who has been convicted of a violation of section 609.224 if the court
4.30determined that the assault was against a family or household member in accordance with
4.31section 609.2242, subdivision 3 (domestic assault), unless three years have elapsed since
4.32the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of another
4.33violation of section 609.224 or a violation of a section listed in clause (11); or
5.1(13) a person who is subject to an order for protection as described in section 260C.201,
5.2subdivision 3
, paragraph (d), or 518B.01, subdivision 6, paragraph (g).
5.3A person who issues a certificate pursuant to this section in good faith is not liable for
5.4damages resulting or arising from the actions or misconduct with a firearm or ammunition
5.5committed by the individual who is the subject of the certificate.
5.6The prohibition in this subdivision relating to the possession of firearms other than
5.7pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons does not apply retroactively to
5.8persons who are prohibited from possessing a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault
5.9weapon under this subdivision before August 1, 1994.
5.10The lifetime prohibition on possessing, receiving, shipping, or transporting firearms and
5.11ammunition for persons convicted or adjudicated delinquent of a crime of violence in clause
5.12(2), applies only to offenders who are discharged from sentence or court supervision for a
5.13crime of violence on or after August 1, 1993.
5.14Participation as a patient in the registry program or use of adult-use cannabis or adult-use
5.15cannabis products by a person 21 years of age or older does not disqualify the person from
5.16possessing firearms and ammunition under this section.
5.17For purposes of this section, "judicial determination" means a court proceeding pursuant
5.18to sections 253B.07 to 253B.09 or a comparable law from another state.

5.19    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.714, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
5.20    Subd. 6. Granting and denial of permits. (a) The sheriff must, within 30 days after the
5.21date of receipt of the application packet described in subdivision 3:
5.22(1) issue the permit to carry;
5.23(2) deny the application for a permit to carry solely on the grounds that the applicant
5.24failed to qualify under the criteria described in subdivision 2, paragraph (b); or
5.25(3) deny the application on the grounds that there exists a substantial likelihood that the
5.26applicant is a danger to self or the public if authorized to carry a pistol under a permit.
5.27(b) Failure of the sheriff to notify the applicant of the denial of the application within
5.2830 days after the date of receipt of the application packet constitutes issuance of the permit
5.29to carry and the sheriff must promptly fulfill the requirements under paragraph (c). To deny
5.30the application, the sheriff must provide the applicant with written notification and the
5.31specific factual basis justifying the denial under paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), including
5.32the source of the factual basis. The sheriff must inform the applicant of the applicant's right
6.1to submit, within 20 business days, any additional documentation relating to the propriety
6.2of the denial. Upon receiving any additional documentation, the sheriff must reconsider the
6.3denial and inform the applicant within 15 business days of the result of the reconsideration.
6.4Any denial after reconsideration must be in the same form and substance as the original
6.5denial and must specifically address any continued deficiencies in light of the additional
6.6documentation submitted by the applicant. The applicant must be informed of the right to
6.7seek de novo review of the denial as provided in subdivision 12.
6.8(c) Upon issuing a permit to carry, the sheriff must provide a laminated permit card to
6.9the applicant by first class mail unless personal delivery has been made. Within five business
6.10days, the sheriff must submit the information specified in subdivision 7, paragraph (a), to
6.11the commissioner for inclusion solely in the database required under subdivision 15,
6.12paragraph (a). The sheriff must transmit the information in a manner and format prescribed
6.13by the commissioner.
6.14(d) Within five business days of learning that a permit to carry has been suspended or
6.15revoked, the sheriff must submit information to the commissioner regarding the suspension
6.16or revocation for inclusion solely in the databases required or permitted under subdivision
6.1715.
6.18(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the sheriff may suspend the application
6.19process if a charge is pending against the applicant that, if resulting in conviction, will
6.20prohibit the applicant from possessing a firearm.
6.21(f) A sheriff shall not deny an application for a permit to carry solely because the applicant
6.22is a patient enrolled in the registry program and uses medical cannabis or medical cannabis
6.23products for a qualifying medical condition or because the person is 21 years of age or older
6.24and uses adult-use cannabis or adult use cannabis products.

6.25    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.7142, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.26    Subdivision 1. Acts prohibited. A person may not carry a pistol on or about the person's
6.27clothes or person in a public place:
6.28(1) when the person is under the influence of a controlled substance, as defined in section
6.29152.01, subdivision 4;
6.30(2) when the person is under the influence of a combination of any two or more of the
6.31elements named in clauses (1) and (4);
7.1(3) when the person is under the influence of an intoxicating substance as defined in
7.2section 169A.03, subdivision 11a, and the person knows or has reason to know that the
7.3substance has the capacity to cause impairment;
7.4(4) when the person is under the influence of alcohol;
7.5(5) when the person's alcohol concentration is 0.10 or more; or
7.6(6) when the person's alcohol concentration is less than 0.10, but more than 0.04.; or
7.7(7) when the person is enrolled as a patient in the registry program, uses medical cannabis
7.8or medical cannabis products, and knows or has reason to know that the medical cannabis
7.9or medical cannabis products used by the person has the capacity to cause impairment.

7.10    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.7151, is amended to read:
7.11624.7151 STANDARDIZED FORMS.
7.12By December 1, 1992, the commissioner shall adopt statewide standards governing the
7.13form and contents, as required by sections 624.7131 to 624.714, of every application for a
7.14pistol transferee permit, pistol transferee permit, report of transfer of a pistol, application
7.15for a permit to carry a pistol, and permit to carry a pistol that is granted or renewed on or
7.16after January 1, 1993.
7.17Every application for a pistol transferee permit, pistol transferee permit, report of transfer
7.18of a pistol, application for a permit to carry a pistol, and permit to carry a pistol that is
7.19received, granted, or renewed by a police chief or county sheriff on or after January 1, 1993,
7.20must meet the statewide standards adopted by the commissioner. Notwithstanding the
7.21previous sentence, neither failure of the Department of Public Safety to adopt standards nor
7.22failure of the police chief or county sheriff to meet them shall delay the timely processing
7.23of applications nor invalidate permits issued on other forms meeting the requirements of
7.24sections 624.7131 to 624.714.
7.25Any form used for the purpose of approving or disapproving a person from purchasing,
7.26owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm that inquires about the applicant's use of controlled
7.27substances shall specifically authorize a patient in the registry program to refrain from
7.28reporting the use of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products and shall specifically
7.29authorize a person 21 years of age or older from refraining from reporting the use of adult-use
7.30cannabis or adult-use cannabis products.

8.1    Sec. .... [624.7152] LAWFUL CANNABIS USERS.
8.2(a) A person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm
8.3solely on the basis that the person is a patient in the registry program.
8.4(b) A person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm
8.5solely on the basis that the person is 21 years of age or older and uses adult-use cannabis
8.6or adult-use cannabis products.
8.7(c) A state or local agency may not access a database containing the identities of patients
8.8in the registry program to obtain information for the purpose of approving or disapproving
8.9a person from purchasing, owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm.
8.10(d) A state or local agency may not use information gathered from a database containing
8.11the identities of patients in the registry program to obtain information for the purpose of
8.12approving or disapproving a person from purchasing, owning, possessing, or carrying a
8.13firearm.
8.14(e) A state or local agency may not inquire about a person's status as a patient in the
8.15registry program for the purpose of approving or disapproving the person from purchasing,
8.16owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm.
8.17(f) A state or local agency may not inquire about use of adult-use cannabis or adult-use
8.18cannabis products by a person 21 years of age or older for the purpose of approving or
8.19disapproving the person from purchasing, owning, possessing, or carrying a firearm."
8.20Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
8.21Amend the title accordingly