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Page 21 <br /> <br />Local Approval Process (cont.) <br />Other Considerations <br />Existing retail locations. Retailers in Minnesota’s medical cannabis program and lower- <br />potency hemp edible program may currently be operating in a local government’s <br />jurisdiction under active registrations. In the future, these active businesses will be <br />required to obtain a license from OCM and will need a local retail registration to continue <br />their operations. Local governments may wish to consider how businesses currently <br />operating will be issued retail registrations when determining if and how to limit retail <br />registrations. <br />Local zoning approval does not guarantee retail registration. Zoning certification from <br />local governments does not guarantee a local retail registration. This is a distinctly <br />separate approval process. All applicants seeking retail activity will be required to obtain a <br />zoning certification from the local government to be issued a state license. Local <br />governments may wish to monitor the number of zoning certifications they provide to <br />OCM to inform the likely volume of retail registration applicants.