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Goodhue County schedules public hearing on technical corrections to cannabis ordinance
Summary
Staff told the board portions of the county cannabis ordinance conflict with Minnesota statute 342 and recommended technical corrections; the board set a public hearing for June 16 to consider limited, technical revisions.
County staff told the board they discovered portions of the Goodhue County cannabis ordinance are inconsistent with Minnesota statute 342 and recommended holding a public hearing to adopt technical corrections limited to statutory citations and clarifications about applicability to lower‑potency hemp edibles and retailers.
Lucas (finance/staff) said the proposed changes "would be limited to technical corrections only and generally would not be seen as any kind of change in overall county policy." Commissioners discussed whether recent or pending state changes might require further edits; one commissioner asked staff to check for state statute changes before the hearing so the county could consolidate edits if appropriate.
The board set a public hearing for Tuesday, June 16, to consider the technical corrections. The motion to set the hearing was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will prepare the ordinance amendments for public hearing and check recent state statute changes that may affect the county's draft revisions.
