Subdivision 1.General.

The commissioner of health shall engage in research and data collection activities to measure the prevalence of cannabis flower use and the use of cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products in the state by persons under 21 years of age and by persons 21 years of age or older, and the trends in hospital-treated cannabis poisoning and adverse events. In order to collect data, the commissioner may modify existing data collection tools used by the department or other state agencies or may establish one or more new data collection tools.

Subd. 2.Statewide assessment; baseline data; updates.

(a) The commissioner shall conduct a statewide assessment to establish a baseline for the prevalence of cannabis flower use and the use of cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products in the state, and the trends in hospital-treated cannabis poisoning and adverse events broken out by:

(1) the current age of the customer;

(2) the age at which the customer began consuming cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products;

(3) whether the customer consumes cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products, and by type of product that the customer consumes, if applicable;

(4) the amount of cannabis flower, cannabis product, lower-potency hemp edible, or hemp-derived consumer product typically consumed at one time;

(5) the typical frequency of consumption; and

(6) other criteria specified by the commissioner.

(b) The initial assessment must be completed by July 1, 2024. The commissioner shall collect updated data under this subdivision at least every two years thereafter.

Subd. 3.Reports.

Beginning January 1, 2025, and January 1 every two years thereafter, the commissioner shall issue a public report on the prevalence of cannabis flower use and the use of cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived consumer products in the state by persons under age 21 and by persons age 21 or older. The report may include recommendations from the commissioner for changes to this chapter that would discourage or prevent personal use of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products by persons under age 21, that would discourage personal use of cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products by pregnant or breastfeeding individuals, that would prevent access to cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products by young children, or that would otherwise promote public health.