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Isanti County keeps homestead requirement in cannabis cultivation rules; social-equity applicants express concern
Summary
The Isanti County Board adopted an amendment restricting cannabis cultivation in ag/residential zones to homesteaded properties. Several social-equity applicants and residents urged removing the homestead requirement, saying leasing limitations and banking barriers make it hard for small operators to comply.
The Isanti County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 16 adopted an amendment to the county cannabis ordinance that requires outdoor cultivation in agriculture/residential zoning to be conducted on property where the operator lives (a homestead requirement).
During the public hearing several people who said they are social-equity applicants told the board the homestead requirement could bar them from operating in the county. Michael Fuhr, who said he and an applicant hold a state license via the lottery, asked the…
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