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Residents press Pine County over zoning setbacks and odor controls as first cannabis licenses arrive
Summary
At the board’s public forum, residents criticized recent 03/18/2025 zoning revisions and the county’s setback and odor language as inconsistent—while another commenter congratulated the county on issuing its first cannabis retail license and urged opponents to await business operation.
Residents used the Pine County public forum to criticize recent zoning revisions and to press the board for consistent protections around setbacks and offensive odors, while other commenters welcomed the first local cannabis licenses issued in the county.
“...you guys made some nice revisions on 03/18/2025 to the planning and zoning... a solid waste disposal sites... you guys are requiring a 100 feet to the property line or a thousand feet between any residential dwelling,” Royalton Township resident Denise Weiss told commissioners. Weiss described what she said were inconsistent setback and nuisance‑control rules across uses such as…
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