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Morris Council debates keeping local cannabis licensing or delegating to county; asks staff for fiscal and regulatory analysis
Summary
Staff briefed the council on guidance for local cannabis regulation. Councilors debated whether to delegate licensing authority to the county or retain city control (and limit licenses to one), raising questions about compliance costs, zoning authority, state revenue shares, banking and municipal operation options; staff will return with revenue-share figures and procedural options.
City staff summarized a webinar on local cannabis governance and asked council whether Morris should retain licensing authority or delegate it to Stevens County. Speaker 3 asked directly, "Do we wanna delegate our authority to the county?" and outlined trade-offs: delegation shifts registration and compliance work to the county but would also leave countywide caps and zoning decisions in…
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