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                                                                       EXHIBIT 5


                                                 August 21, 2001


Active IQ Technologies, Inc.
601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 1550
Minnetonka, Minnesota  55305

         Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted on behalf of Active IQ Technologies, Inc. (the "Company")
in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement") filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
relating to registration of 250,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value,
issued or to be issued by the Company (the "Shares"), pursuant to the terms of
the Company's 2000 Director Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). Upon
examination of such corporate documents and records as we have deemed necessary
or advisable for the purposes hereof, it is our opinion that:

         1.       The Company is a validly existing corporation in good standing
                  under the laws of the State of Minnesota.

         2.       The Shares, when issued and paid for as contemplated by the
                  Plan, and when delivered against payment thereof in the manner
                  contemplated by the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid
                  and non-assessable.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.


                                       Very truly yours,


                                       /s/ Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP