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Walnut Grove council debates special-use permits and licensing rules for vape, hemp and tobacco retailers
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed draft ordinances proposing special‑use permits and separate retail licenses for smoke, vape and hemp products, debating distance limits, age restrictions, grandfathering of existing sellers and enforcement options including fines and license suspension.
Walnut Grove City Council members spent an extended portion of their March 26 work session reviewing draft regulations for retailers that sell smoke, vape and hemp products. Staff said the businesses are not currently categorized in city code and proposed creating a clear permitting pathway that would allow the city to regulate location, operations and enforcement.
Key points of debate included whether to use a population-based cap (one license per 5,000 residents as in the draft) or distance-based separation (examples discussed included 1,000 feet from…
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