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www.publichealthlawcenter.org 4Lower-Potency Hemp Edibles & Cannabis: Minnesota City Retailers <br />Provisions that apply to both lower-potency hemp edible retailers and cannabis retailers: <br /> z Raising the minimum legal sales age to 25. <br /> z Restricting the redemption of coupons, and other price promotions. <br /> z Prohibiting the delivery and/or online sales of cannabis and lower-potency hemp edible <br />products. <br /> z Prohibiting the distribution of free samples of cannabis and lower-potency hemp edibles. <br /> z Prohibiting all smoking within the retail establishment. <br />Some provisions in this ordinance mirror the state law requirements while other provisions are <br />more protective than the state law. Public health provisions that strictly conform to the state law <br />are highlighted in green  and public health provisions that exceed state law are highlighted in <br />orange . Provisions that are primarily structural or necessary for the operation of the ordinance <br />are not highlighted. This model ordinance includes provisions that mirror state law, which <br />enables local enforcement actions along with the state OCM enforcement of such provisions. <br />City and County Authority to Register and Regulate Cannabis and <br />Lower-Potency Hemp Edible Retailers <br />State law allows cities and townships to delegate to the county their authority to register <br />cannabis and lower-potency hemp edible retailers. (Minn. Stat. § 342.22, subd. 1) Counties will <br />be responsible for the registration of retailers in any unincorporated area of the county and <br />in any local units of government within the county that choose to delegate their registration <br />authority. Along with registration authority, counties have the authority to regulate such <br />businesses under the public health authority granted to them by the state under Minn. Stat. <br />Chapter 145A. State law allows cities and towns to enact stronger protections than the county, <br />but they cannot have policies less restrictive than those counties enact under their public <br />health authority. Cities or towns using this model policy should review any county requirements <br />to ensure conformity or identify opportunities to enact more protective regulations. <br />Customizing the Ordinance <br />Context boxes are included throughout the ordinance to explain some key provisions. These <br />boxes are not meant to be included in any final ordinance. A local unit of government wishing <br />to adopt all or part of this ordinance should keep this in mind and remove the context boxes. <br />September 2024