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Board adopts countywide registration for low-potency hemp edibles; county to charge $100 fee
Summary
Pine County adopted Ordinance 2025-40 establishing a countywide registration system for retailers of low-potency hemp edibles, modeled on the tobacco registration framework; staff proposed a $100 fee to align with the county's tobacco registration practice (the statute allows up to $125).
Pine County Administrator Kelly Schroeder presented an ordinance to require county-level registration of retailers selling low-potency hemp edibles, saying the Office of Cannabis Management has begun licensing and county governments need a mechanism for registration. "As we've worked through this the last couple meetings, it seemed like we could write this ordinance very similar to our tobacco ordinance...anyone selling those lower potency hemp edibles would need to register with the county," Schroeder said.
Schroeder told commissioners that state rules permit a registration fee up to $125 but staff recommended a $100 fee to align with the county's tobacco registration practice. Commissioners discussed the rule-change timeline and the possibility that state or federal laws might change; after a public hearing with no testimony the board approved the ordinance by voice vote and directed staff to implement the registration process.
