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2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />Mounds View City Council July 31, 2023 <br />Special Meeting Page 5 <br />Don Lindstrom, 8470 Long Lake Road, inquired if public places included local bars and <br />restaurants. He asked if THC infused drinks would be allowed. <br />City Attorney Riggs stated this use was already legal and this ordinance would only address the <br />smoking of cannabis in public places. He reported the clean indoor air act does apply to this. <br />Dennis Frohm, 7840 Bona Road, discussed how vaping brings a tremendous amount of moisture <br />into the lungs, which damages the lungs. He explained vaping cannabis brings the cannabis drug <br />and moisture into the lungs. He reported this could be even worse for people. <br />Joyce Jones Strait, 7728 Knollwood Drive, stated hemp and cannabis are two separate things. <br />City Attorney Riggs explained he understood this to be the fact and noted this ordinance was <br />following State Statute. He anticipated that the State legislature would be making more changes in <br />the 2024 legislative session. <br />Ms. Jones Strait questioned how CBD products were being regulated by the City. <br />City Attorney Riggs reported the City was not regulating CBD products. <br />Mr. Frohm stated he was from the Chicago area. It was his understanding that the states that have <br />already made cannabis legal were not having any problems with upticks in crime, but rather were <br />seeing benefits of increased revenue streams. He recommended the City Council support letting <br />people use cannabis in Mounds View. <br />Dr. Strait asked if the definition of hemp derived products should be further considered. <br />City Attorney Riggs explained he was using the definitions within State Statute. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Cermak. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 1007 <br />Prohibiting Use of Cannabis and Hemp in Public Places as amended directing staff to include <br />language regarding the use of medical cannabis. <br />Council Member Lindstrom stated he supported the City having regulations in place that would <br />keep cannabis away from children using public places. He stated his only concern was with the <br />fact 3 1 % of the population of Mounds View was renters. He suggested the City consider having a <br />cannabis friendly public space, such as Ardan Park, because the park was already so underutilized. <br />He indicated he supported the City considering opening a municipal cannabis dispensary as well. <br />City Attorney Riggs stated this was something the City could consider. <br />Julie Clark, 8005 Woodlawn Drive, explained she was not opposed to the idea. <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause feared that if cannabis was allowed in one park, it would then spill over <br />into other parks in the community. <br />