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Page 9 <br /> <br />The Cannabis Licensing Process (cont.) <br />10. Local government completes zoning certification of whether a proposed cannabis <br />business complies with local zoning ordinances, and if applicable, whether the <br />proposed business complies with state fire code and building code. (This is distinct <br />from the retail registration approval process.) <br />11. OCM conducts site inspection. <br />12. If applicant successfully passes site inspection, OCM issues license, operations may <br />commence except for retail activity. <br />Continued High-Level Pathway for Licensees Seeking to Conduct Retail Sales: Process for <br />Required Local Retail Registration from Local Governments (Retailer, Microbusiness, <br />Mezzobusiness) <br />13. Licensed business seeks local retail registration from local government. <br />14. Local government approves applicant for retail registration through means <br />determined by ordinance (see page 19 for more information about the retail <br />registration process). <br />15. Applicant pays retail registration fee to the local government (see appendix for <br />relevant fees in accordance with Minn. Stat., section 342.22). <br />16. Local government conducts compliance check for any applicable local ordinance <br />established pursuant to Minn. Stat., section 342.13, if desired. <br />17. Local government ensures tax compliance, if applicable. <br />18. Local government issues retail registration to licensee. <br />19. Licensee is able to conduct retail sales now that they have received a state license <br />and a local retail registration. <br />*Social equity applicants with license preapproval for microbusiness, mezzobusiness, or cultivator licenses may <br />begin growing cannabis plants prior to the adoption of rules if OCM receives both a signed and completed Local <br />Approval of Early Cultivation Form from the local government, and also a signed and completed Applicant Notice of <br />Intent for Early Cultivation Form. “The Local Approval of Early Cultivation" form is available now and linked in the <br />appendix. <br />This is only applicable to cultivation and does not authorize retail sales or other endorsed activities of the licenses <br />prior to the adoption of rules. OCM will share additional guidance related to the early cultivation opportunity and <br />local governments’ role in this distinct process.