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A recent bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature. legalizing this category of THC products caught many city councils by surprise. Prior to July 1, the only non-prescription cannabinolds legal: in Minnesota were hemp -derived CBD:products containing less than 0.3% THC.. City Administrator Dave Cziok told the.coUncil that -other cities around the state are responding to the situation in.*fourways: 1. A City could pass a local total prohlbition,.Which Is unlikely to hold up in court, according to.Clty Attorney Mark.Wood, wha also-noted*that it is impossible to".build a wall around Litchflold" to. prevent people bringing lathe -product from other.places that allow sales. I A city could pass atempbra y moratorium on the sale of THC products, to allow time for more research priorto passlrig.ah ordinance. WoQd-andCziok advised that:anytemporary moratorium. Include a termination date; or it might not stand -up tO legal challenges. 3: A.city could enact'a local. ordinance regulating the sale of THC products. Cziok Otdvided-oo example of a temporary ordinance passed by the. city of Willmar, limiting the sale of THC products -to fixdd_tbcation businesses and-treatingTHC-tales 11keCigarettes, having the products behind thecounterand limited to customers*over age 21 The Willmar "council deemed THC products rlot.safefor consumpton.by people underage 21. 4. A city could do nothing and basically allow the. somewhat vague new state law to apply, which could be difficult for local police to enforce. After discussion, it became apparentthat Mostcity councilors prefer a strict ordinance and ..licensing fees instead of unlimited sales of cannabinol edibles within city limits. There was consensus that the products be sold in business zones. Cziok and Wood were directed to consult with other.Minnesota cities and bring options for the council to consider at a future meeting, Bac ground on legal_marijuana Minnesota is one of 36 states in which rnedleal marijuana (earmabis).is legal by prescription. According to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, since medical marijuana was legalized in 2014, state residents are required to join a patient registry to obtain and use medical cannabis for treatment. The list. of conditions for which:pllescrlptions may apply has gradually expanded over the. past few years, as medicaFresearch has identified additional potentially beneficial uses.forTHC, INJuding relief frorri-epi[epsy and some types of multiple. sclerosis, chronic pain and anxiety, ThOo ar..e-.also nuMerous:non-prescription CBD oil products, Whleh-coritain less than 0.3.%THC and are purported to Delp some people experiencing.chronlcpain, anxiety and some cancer - related symptoms. tower -level doses of cannabinol do not achieve the "high" desired by dr„ g