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Planning commission backs retail‑only cannabis shop at 1467 Lake Street South, urges council to clarify code
Summary
The commission recommended the City Council approve an interim use permit for Forest Lake Cannabis at 1467 Lake Street South with a condition restricting local registration to retail sales only; commissioners asked council to revisit city code that links local zoning buffers to state microbusiness license types that can include cultivation.
The Forest Lake Planning Commission voted to recommend City Council approve an interim use permit (IUP) for Budding Measured Movement LLC, doing business as Forest Lake Cannabis, to operate a retail cannabis store at 1467 Lake Street South, while adding a condition limiting the local registration to retail sales only.
City planning staff explained the site is a roughly 2,100‑square‑foot tenant space in an MU‑2 zoning district with shared parking. The company’s current preapproval from the state Office of Cannabis Management is for a microbusiness license, which under city code is a…
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