HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-07-27 Handout @ MeetingOPTIONS
1. Do Nothing
- Problems:
a No City Control
o Only violations would be under Statute
■ Sales to under 21
■ Mislabeling
■ Both Misd. — Prosecuted by County Atty
2. Interim Ordinance — Moratorium - §462.355, Subd. 4
- Maintains Status Quo & Prohibits Retail Sales While City Studies the Issue
- Moratorium can regulate, restrict or prohibit sales
- Can only be in place for up to 1 year
- Must adopt an Ordinance to authorize a study to be done
- Legal justification for the moratorium should be stated in findings of fact when the
Ordinance is adopted
- A public hearing on the adoption of an Ordinance for a moratorium is not required
3. Adopt an Ordinance Without Adopting a Moratorium
- Some items a city may consider when drafting these regulations include:
• Licensing of sellers?
• What areas of the city edible cannabinoids may be sold or manufactured or
distributed.
- Zoning regulations
Retail Sales
- Manufacturing & Production
• What business should be allowed to sell edible cannabinoids.
• Age of person selling the product.
Location of products within retail establishment.
• Pop-up sales - Kiosks.
• Transient merchants.
Vending machines.
• Distance from other uses (schools, parks, residential, etc.).
• Distance between retailers.
• Delivery services.
Online sales.
Limit .number of establishments within the city.
Age verification.
11 Hours.
Background checks.