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THE CITY OF LEXINGTON ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 22-04 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CANNABINOID PRODUCTS NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEXINGTON, MINNESOTA, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: CHAPTER 6 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 6.43. – CANNABINOID PRODUCTS Subd. 1. - Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish licensing, sale and possession regulations for the sale and possession of cannabinoid products derived from hemp as provided in Minn. Stat. § 151.72. Subd. 2. - Findings of City Council. The City Council makes the following findings regarding the need to regulate, license, and inspect establishments that sell certain cannabinoid products and regulate possession of cannabinoid products by minors: (1)By enacting 2022 Session Law Chapter 98, Article 13, the Minnesota Legislature amended Minn. Stat. § 151.72 to allow for the sale of certain cannabinoid products. (2)This new law does not prohibit municipalities from licensing the sale of cannabinoid products derived from hemp locally. (3)The Minnesota Legislature recognized the danger of cannabis use among youth by prohibiting the sale of any product containing cannabinoid or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) extracted or otherwise derived from hemp to those under the age of 21 and requiring that edible cannabinoid products be packaged without appeal to children and in child-resistant packaging or containers. (4)Due to the passage of this new law by the Minnesota Legislature, the City Council believes the following rules, regulations, and standards for licensing the sale of cannabinoid products, and possession of cannabinoid products by minors, are necessary to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of Lexington. Subd. 3. - Definitions.