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May 21, 2024 <br />Page 8 <br />(h) The office by rule shall establish an expedited complaint process to receive, <br />review, and respond to complaints made by a local unit of government about a cannabis <br />business. Complaints may include alleged violations of local ordinances or other alleged <br />violations. At a minimum, the expedited complaint process shall require the office to provide <br />an initial response to the complaint within seven days and perform any necessary inspections <br />within 30 days. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a local unit of government from <br />enforcing a local ordinance. If a local unit of government notifies the office that a cannabis <br />business other than a cannabis retailer, cannabis microbusiness with a retail operations <br />endorsement, cannabis mezzobusiness, lower-potency hemp edible retailer, medical cannabis <br />retailer, or medical cannabis combination business poses an immediate threat to the health or <br />safety of the public, the office must respond within one business day and may take any action <br />described in section 342.19 or 342.21. <br />(i) A local government unit that issues cannabis retailer registration under section <br />342.22 may, by ordinance, limit the number of licensed cannabis retailers, cannabis <br />mezzobusinesses with a retail operations endorsement, and cannabis microbusinesses with a <br />retail operations endorsement to no fewer than one registration for every 12,500 residents. <br />(j) If a county has one active registration for every 12,500 residents, a city or town <br />within the county is not obligated to register a cannabis business. <br />(k) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local government unit from allowing <br />licensed cannabis retailers in excess of the minimums set in paragraph (i). <br />(l) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the state shall not issue a license to <br />any cannabis business to operate in Indian country, as defined in United States Code, title 18, <br />section 1151, of a Minnesota Tribal government without the consent of the Tribal <br />government.