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Pine County to draft registration ordinance for low-potency hemp edibles ahead of state deadline
Summary
County staff will draft a new retail registration ordinance for low-potency hemp edibles so local retailers can obtain the certifications the state will require beginning Jan. 1; commissioners asked staff and the county attorney to return with a draft by Nov. 4 and set a tentative public hearing for Nov. 18.
Pine County staff told commissioners the county must adopt a local retail-registration process for low-potency hemp edibles because the state will require retail licensees to obtain a local registration beginning Jan. 1. The county's 2024 cannabis ordinance intentionally excluded those low-potency hemp products and currently provides no registration path.
Planning staff urged a simple registration modeled on the county's existing tobacco licensing, with compliance checks incorporated into existing inspection schedules. Staff said the new ordinance could be administratively light, would likely carry a modest fee (staff suggested a fee comparable to the tobacco license), and would require a public hearing to set any fee or formal requirements.
Commissioners directed planning staff and the county attorney to draft an ordinance and return with a draft at the Nov. 4 meeting and to set a public hearing tentatively for Nov. 18. The board also discussed whether to cover all jurisdictions in the county or only those that had delegated cannabis licensing; staff recommended a countywide registration similar to the cigarette-license model.
Ending: Staff will prepare a draft registration ordinance and fee recommendation for review at the Nov. 4 meeting, ahead of a public hearing in mid-November.
