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Olmsted County approves ordinance regulating low‑potency hemp edible cannabis products
Summary
The Olmsted County Board approved an amendment to county code Chapter 2,150 to register and regulate low‑potency hemp edible retailers, add age‑compliance penalties, and prohibit smoking in retail establishments; enforcement will be handled locally for ordinance violations and by the Office of Cannabis Management for product compliance.
Olmsted County commissioners approved a change to Chapter 2,150 of the county code to regulate the sale, display and on‑site consumption of low‑potency hemp edible cannabis products at a county board meeting (date not specified). The ordinance requires registration of low‑potency retailers, establishes age‑compliance penalties and clarifies indoor smoking prohibitions in retail establishments.
The proposal was presented by Sagar Choudhury, Associate Director at Olmsted County Public Health, who said the update ‘‘is really around low potency and we’re updating our language and our ordinance to encompass some of those requirements.’’ He told commissioners the county will register about 120 retailers that sell low‑potency products, excluding the cities of Byron and Pine Island, which opted to regulate on their own behalf.
Choudhury said the county’s Environmental Health Unit will handle local ordinance enforcement and age‑compliance checks, drawing on the…
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