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Council Workshop Minutes for April 22, 2024 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Cannabis Discussion <br /> <br />Associate Planner Max Gort presented background on the 2023 legislation that legalized the <br />possession, use, and growth of cannabis, and set up framework for its ultimate sale. Gort <br />described the different types of cannabis businesses outlined in the statute, and the zoning <br />considerations that need to be discussed for each of these businesses. Gort explained that there <br />was still framework being written at the state level, but suggested discussion topics in the <br />meantime such as public use, high-level zoning considerations, whether to permit retail licenses <br />beyond the minimum required by statute, and whether to pursue the operation of a municipal <br />cannabis retail store. The City Council directed staff that they did not want to prohibit the use of <br />cannabis on public property at this time, and that they did not want to pursue the operation of a <br />municipal cannabis store, and that they wanted to permit the minimum required retail licenses at <br />first before potentially allowing more. <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Max Gort <br />Associate Planner <br /> <br /> <br />