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Residents urge Pine County to keep cannabis operations away from homes; pro‑business speaker praises ordinance
Summary
During public forum residents raised odor, water use and zoning concerns about the county’s adult‑use cannabis ordinance; a prospective microbusiness owner defended the board’s zoning approach as consistent with state rules and helpful to small businesses.
Several Pine County residents used the public forum to ask the county to restrict adult‑use cannabis businesses from residential areas, citing odor, water use, nuisance and property‑value concerns. Speakers urged revisions to the county ordinance’s zoning definitions and placement rules; at the same time, a prospective microbusiness owner praised the ordinance and urged local regulation remain consistent with state law.
Denise Bryce of Preston said she has calculated time and effort invested in maintaining a home in Pine County and asked the board to avoid allowing cannabis operations “in residential communities.” Bryce told the board she had previously spoken extensively about cannabis and said she was concerned about odor from flowering and drying operations, water use and facility scale.…
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