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Prospective Mankato microbusiness seeks downtown cannabis retail site; council staff points to existing zoning limits
Summary
A local attorney and prospective business owner told the Mankato City Council they are seeking a microbusiness retail endorsement and asked how the city's limits and buffer zones will affect leasing decisions. City staff said the city adopted zoning buffer zones last fall and limited retail to four locations.
James J. Kittner, a local attorney, told the Mankato City Council during public comment that he and Cora Hamann are exploring a Minnesota microbusiness license that would include a retail endorsement and asked the council for clarity on local licensing and siting rules. "We are looking at opening up a retail business to sell cannabis, cannabis related products," Kittner said, adding the retail operation would also sell non-cannabis plants and teach classes for community…
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