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Chaska adopts cannabis retail registration and public‑smoking ordinances; council limits hours and public use
Summary
The council adopted two ordinances: one establishing local retail registration limits and public‑use prohibitions for cannabis (matching state minimums, currently three retail registrations) and one prohibiting smoking on city‑owned properties and most public park spaces; both carry petty‑misdemeanor penalties and compliance checks for retailers.
The City of Chaska council adopted two ordinances Monday that regulate the sale and public use of cannabis and that broaden outdoor public‑smoking prohibitions on city property.
City staff explained the first ordinance would require local retail registration for cannabis retailers and set the city’s maximum retail registrations to the minimum number required by state statute. Under current Minnesota statute language cited by staff, that minimum equates to one registration per 12,500 residents; with Chaska’s population, staff said the city is required to allow a minimum of three…
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