Commission approves Leafline Labs conditional use permit; odor controls and monitoring tightened

The Cottage Grove Planning Commission on March 24 recommended approval, by a 7-0 vote, of a conditional use permit for Leafline Labs to operate at 90 7th Street South as a medical cannabis combination business under the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM).

Staff summary: Sam (staff member) said Leafline’s property, about 21.84 acres in the Cottage Grove Business Park and zoned I-1 general industry, has operated under a conditional use permit since 2014. Changes in state law creating new license types and the creation of the Office of Cannabis Management require Leafline to apply for a new local conditional use permit to align local approvals with the forthcoming state licensing structure. The applicant is not proposing any building footprint changes as part of this application.

Why it matters: Leafline is one of two medical cannabis producers in the state and supplies medical products statewide. The change would allow the facility to allocate products into both the medical and the adult-use (recreational) marketplace after state licensure, while remaining subject to local performance standards and buffers in city code.

Key regulatory and operational points noted by staff and the applicant: - State transition and local licensing: Sam stated the state statute under which Leafline currently operates will be repealed on…