CITY OF CLEARWATER, MINNESOTA

SUMMARY PUBLICATION

Ordinance No. 2023-06

AN INTERIM ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A STUDY AND IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE OPERATION OF CANNABIS BUSINESSES

The City Council adopted the above-referenced ordinance at its meeting on July 10, 2023. The ordinance is an interim ordinance authorizing a study and imposing a moratorium on the operation of cannabis businesses, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, within the City. The ordinance includes citations to authority and legislative findings, definitions of terms used, and provides for a study regarding the adoption or amendment of reasonable restrictions on the time, place, and manner of the operation of cannabis businesses, as well as the other potential local regulations allowed under Minnesota Statutes. The ordinance provides that the moratorium is in effect upon publication and will be in place until January 1, 2024, unless repealed earlier. Exceptions from the moratorium include (1) the continued operation of a business as part of the Medical Cannabis Program administered by the Minnesota Department of Health that was lawfully operating within the City prior to July 1, 2023, (2) the lawful sale of edible cannabinoid products in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 151.72 and (3) sales of edible cannabinoid products at an exclusive liquor store in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 340A.412, subdivision 14. A complete copy of the Ordinance is available for inspection at the City Office, 605 County Road 75, Clearwater MN 55320, and on the City’s website at www.clearwatercity.com.

/s/ Annita Smythe, City Administrator

City of Clearwater

(Published in the Patriot: 07/22/23.)