Board adopts changes to cannabis registration ordinance to add low‑potency retailers and streamline registration
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Winona County updated its cannabis registration ordinance to add low‑potency edible retailers, clarify definitions and transfer day‑to‑day registration duties to Planning and Environmental Services; no public comments were received at the hearing.
The Winona County Board adopted amendments to the county cannabis registration ordinance after a public hearing that drew no comments. Planning staff and the county attorney recommended changes to register low‑potency edible retailers, tighten definitions and move administrative registration duties from the auditor‑treasurer to Planning and Environmental Services so zoning reviews and state reporting (the state seller system) can be integrated.
Mister Dunsmore summarized the changes as largely administrative and related to state guidance and a new low‑potency category the county must be prepared to register. Commissioners asked practical questions about permit duration and how to avoid unused permits tying up limited county allocations; staff said conditional‑use permits would typically run with the property and interim permits would be rare. The board approved the ordinance amendments and directed staff to monitor transfers and state licensing changes.
The board closed the public hearing with no speakers and voted to adopt the redlined changes as presented.