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Pine County board strikes 1,000-foot setback for low-potency hemp edibles, pledges follow-up on point-of-sale rules
Summary
After public testimony from Pine City officials and local retailers about youth access and enforcement gaps, the Pine County Board voted to remove a 1,000-foot youth-oriented facility setback from its low-potency hemp edibles ordinance and agreed to revisit product storage and sales rules at a May public hearing.
Pine County commissioners voted April 6 to remove a 1,000-foot youth-oriented facility setback from the county's ordinance regulating retail sales of low-potency hemp edibles, approving the change amid concerns from downtown businesses and city officials about disproportionate impacts.
County administrator Kelly Schroer told the board the setback in Pine County Ordinance 2025-40 effectively barred many downtown retailers from selling low-potency beverages because the distance standard was broader than the county's cannabis setbacks. "All of downtown Pine City and our local restaurants are not able to sell it" under the current language, Schroer said, and staff recommended striking the requirement to…
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