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Council adopts zoning amendments to allow cannabis manufacturing and cultivation as conditional uses in industrial zones
Summary
Following state rule changes, Blaine’s council voted to amend city zoning to permit cannabis and hemp manufacturing and cultivation in specified industrial zoning districts as conditional uses; councilmembers expressed frustration that the change was mandated by the state.
The Blaine City Council on July 7 adopted zoning amendments to allow cannabis and hemp manufacturing and cultivation in specified industrial zones (I‑2 and I‑2A) as conditional uses after state rule changes made local prohibitions impermissible.
Assistant Community Development Director Sheila told council that the state’s recent rulemaking requires cities to allow manufacturing and cultivation; the proposed ordinance adds those uses to…
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