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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 8, 2022 Page 7 Mr. SchaOn Blodgett, Roseville Mr. Blodgett indicated he would discourage a moratorium in the City of Roseville because these products have already been available in the local market. The only thing a moratorium would serve is to hurt a lot of the local, small businesses that are carrying these products and many of which were already closed down for sev- eral months in the last three years. He felt the City would hurt small businesses and not accomplish anything with stopping the sale in this area. He indicated he has many clients that find these products help with pain, anxiety, and stuff like that. Mr. Siafa Barclay, Roseville Mr. Barclay explained as a resident of Roseville and from the medical perspective as well, he thought passing a moratorium would hurt the City. He thought regula- tion might be the way to go and the most convenient thing for the residents of Ro- seville. With no one else appearing to speak, Mayor Roe closed the public hearing at ap- proximately 6:55 p.m. Council Discussion Mayor Roe asked to the extent that sales can occur via the internet for the residents of Roseville or anywhere else in Minnesota, are those sales subject to the State regulations or are those only subject to the Federal regulations. Mr. Brown indicated based on his lawyers, it is his understanding that they have to be based on State regulations. For edibles it would be 50 mg per package, 5 mg per serving. If it is in a drink, it would typically be 5 mg per can unless it is scored and then it can be up to 50 mg. Inside of tincture, it is completely different where there is not a cap on the amount, it just has to be under .3 percent because it is not con- sidered an edible. Mr. OÓRourke explained if, for example, an internet company was based in Minne- sota and selling to residents of Minnesota, they would be subject to the Board of Pharmacy, who has jurisdiction. The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy has no juris- diction outside of the State of Minnesota. He noted possession of these products is fully legal for any resident. If the entity online is outside of the State of Minnesota, maybe, in theory, they need to comply but there is no enforcement mechanism that would apply to them. Councilmember Strahan thought the information presented makes it really clear that the City needs to take the time to study it. There are just so many ifs, ands, or buts that the City does not know. She noted the City has four age-restricted tobacco business locations that, should they change ownership, will be sunset so at some point all will go away. If this is added to those regulations, that would not be ad- vantageous to the small business wanting to locate in Roseville. To her, that is