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Residents urge stricter cannabis greenhouse rules, citing odor and setbacks
Summary
Multiple residents raised concerns at Pine County public forum about a draft cannabis ordinance they say favors large greenhouse operations without adequate odor controls, screening, or consistent setback rules; commenters urged the board to revisit an earlier, stricter draft that they said better protected residents.
Residents from several townships urged Pine County commissioners to re-examine a draft cannabis ordinance, saying the current version does not protect nearby homes from odors, nighttime lighting, or large greenhouse operations.
John DeGray of Royalton Township told the board he had read the draft and was concerned the ordinance appears to treat operations sized under and over 20,000 square feet differently while not addressing the greenhouse size he expects will be used. He told the board that, as drafted, "there's gonna be no filtering for the smell. There's gonna be no shielding for the lighting," and asked that the county apply odor and screening standards equally to all operations.
Other public commenters raised similar themes. Joe Reed, a pastor…
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