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Royalton resident urges Pine County to revise cannabis zoning, says subcommittee ignored state guidance

2509902 · March 4, 2025
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During public forum, Denise Weiss of Royalton Township criticized the county planning subcommittee's draft cannabis siting rules and said the committee failed to follow state and Association of Minnesota Counties guidance; she also alleged field trips were improperly conducted and urged commissioners to protect residents.

Denise Weiss, a Royalton Township resident, used the public forum at a Pine County Board meeting to urge commissioners to revisit the county's draft cannabis siting and zoning rules, saying a subcommittee rejected state guidance and had taken field trips that she described as visits to “drug houses.”

“We are not protected as residents the same way,” Weiss told the board,…

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