Ordinance No. 145 Edible Cannabinoid Products

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2. Responsibility. All licensees under this ordinance shall be responsible for the actions of their employees in regard to the sale of edible cannabinoid products on the licensed premises, and the sale of such an item by an employee shall be considered a sale by the licensee. 3. Product Compliance. All edible cannabinoid products shall comply with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 151.72 including, but not limited to, that they do not contain more than 0.3 percent of any tetrahydrocannabinol, more than five milligrams of any tetrahydrocannabinol in a single serving, or more than a total of 50 milligrams of any tetrahydrocannabinol per package. 4. Product Display. All edible cannabinoid products shall be stored either: (a) behind a counter or other area not freely accessible to customers; or (b) in a case or other storage unit not left open and accessible to the general public. 5. Age Posting. Notice of the legal sales age and age verification requirement must be posted prominently and in plain view at all times at each location where edible cannabinoid products are offered for sale. The required signage must be posted in a manner that is clearly visible to anyone who is or is considering making a purchase. 6. Age Verification. A licensee's employees shall verify by means of government issued photographic identification that any purchaser of an edible cannabinoid product is at least 21 years of age. 7. Sales. Edible cannabinoid products may only be sold in a direct face-to-face exchange between the licensee's employee and the consumer. The licensee's employees selling edible cannabinoid products must be at least 21 years old. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for a licensee to give away, dispense, sell, or offer to sell any edible cannabinoid product in a manner that violates any of the following: 1. To a person under the age of 21 years old. It shall be an affirmative defense to the violation of this section for a person to have reasonably relied upon proof of age; 2. Through the use of a vending machine or similar automated dispensing device; 3. In a manner that does not comply with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 151.72 including, but not limited to, the packaging, labeling, and other requirements provided by that section; 4. At any location outside of the licensed premises; 5. By self-service, or in open displays which are accessible to the public without the assistance or intervention of a store employee; 6. By a mobile business, including but not limited to motorized vehicles, moveable sales kiosks, or trailers. Licenses shall be issued to fixed location businesses only; 7. By delivery sales; 8. By any employee under the age of 21 years; 9. To a visibly intoxicated person; 10. By the means of providing samples of any edible cannabinoid product free of charge or at a nominal cost; or 11. To any other person, in any other manner or form prohibited by federal or state law or regulation, or by local ordinance. Edible Cannabinoid Products Ordinance No. 145