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13 STUDY OF MEDICAL CANNABIS MANUFACTURERS AND CANNABIS FACILITIES CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE (c) Medical Cannabis in the C District Within the C District, “drug stores” and “Physicians, dentists and health care professionals” are permitted uses. City Code § 152.121. The terms “drug store” and “healthcare professional” are not defined in the City Code. Because medical cannabis must be dispensed by a licensed pharmacist under State law, a medical cannabis dispenser would likely be considered a pharmacist under the City Code and would likely be considered a “drug store” or “health care professional.” As a result, pharmacists or physicians that dispense medical cannabis would likely be a permitted use within the C District and would not be prohibited. There is the potential for conflicting land uses within the C District. The purpose of the City’s commercial zoning district is “to provide areas for retail sales and services located and regulated so as to minimize adverse effects on neighboring residential districts and congestion of public streets.” City Code § 152.120. The types of uses allowed within this district are uses associated with business and commerce. Permitted uses in the C District include day cares, music schools, and dance schools. Overall, the commercial zoning district occupies a relatively small portion of the City. Areas of the City zoned “commercial” primarily exist along Silver Lake Road in the northern part of the City and along Kenzie Terrace in the southwest part of the City. Some commercial areas also exist on the western boundary of the City south of 33rd Avenue Northeast, along 37th Avenue Northeast adjacent to the Soo Line Railroad tracks, and north of 39th Avenue Northeast. The commercial zoning district abuts residential, recreational/open space districts, and schools in numerous areas. (d) Medical Cannabis in the LI District Within the LI District, “[w]arehouses, wholesalers or distributors for pharmaceuticals” are a permitted use. City Code § 152.141. The LI District allows for the permitted conditional use of “drug, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and toiletries manufacture.” As a result, the manufacture of medical cannabis would likely be a permitted conditional use in the LI District. The warehousing or distribution of medical cannabis would likely be a permitted use in the LI District. There is the potential for conflicting land uses within the LI District. The purpose of the City’s light industrial zoning district is “to designate areas for, and regulate the development of, light industry. Areas are designated as light industrial due to the proximity of high capacity roadways or rail facilities and existing development, and regulated to enhance the compatibility of light industrial uses and uses within the commercial and residential districts.” City Code § 152.140. Day care centers are a permitted conditional use within the LI District Overall, the light industrial zoning district occupies a relatively small portion of the City. Areas of the City zoned “light industrial” primarily exist within two specific areas: (1) along or near the Soo Line railroad in the northern part of the City and (2) north of the Northern Pacific Railway in the southeast part of the City, including areas along U.S. Highway 88 and County Road C. The light industrial district abuts residential and recreational/open space districts in numerous areas. 21