His company plans to supply seeds in seven retail stores across Minnesota starting next week. "It was time to brainstorm to see what's legal, what is available to bring to the market on the first, what's the soonest available thing we can sell and its seed." "As soon as that happened, we were go time," Davis said in an interview with WCCO. When state lawmakers legalized recreational marijuana this session, he wanted to seize the opportunity. Owner Ian Davis said he first started the company in 2019 to get into a fledging hemp industry, but the pandemic derailed those plans. Green Nectar Cultivation is a new business that sought a state license for seed labeling. He said one of the biggest misconceptions among attendees was who needs to be permitted-seed labelers are different than retailers, who don't need to seek a permit in order to sell seeds in their stores. Merriman and others at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture fielded questions about cannabis seeds during a webinar Wednesday. How legal weed could impact Minnesota's medical marijuana program 02:14 Some in the industry joke that plants in new legal markets grow by "immaculate conception," since marijuana is still considered a Schedule I controlled substance by its federal definition-making it illegal to cross state lines and raising questions about if seed faces the same restrictions. "We are able to take samples of things and test them using our lab and then compare if what's on the label matches what's with the test," Merriman said. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture can issue violations if seed labelers run afoul of the law and regulators do routine inspections and investigate complaints from consumers, which they can file online. The law requires testing for contaminants and germination, or how many seedlings the type will yield. Businesses seeking to supply seeds to retail stores need to be permitted with the department and have specific information, including how much seed there is per package, the name of the company labeler, and a lot number, which traces the seeds' origin.
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