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Rochester is poised to join a growing number of Minnesota cities adopting ordinances that temporarily prohibit retail sales of cannabis until state regulations are sorted out.
If approved by the Rochester City Council, the prohibition would last until January 2025. The city would join at least 10 others that have adopted or are considering adopting similar measures.
The action gives city officials time to figure out what, if any, local control Rochester wants to exert over sales, such as limiting the number of retailers that can operate in the city, said City Clerk Kelly Geistler.
“We’re really just trying to preserve the space to get our ordinance in order so that we can be in lockstep with the state when they kick off their function, which they don’t have a prescribed date. But they have indicated that that’s likely to be January 2025,” Geistler said.
The new state law, which kicks in Aug. 1, allows people 21 or older to use pot and legally grow and possess limited amounts of it. Some people with previous possession convictions will have their records expunged.
Cities decide where pot can be used and sold
The big issue for cities is legal sales of marijuana, said Kyle Hartnett, assistant research manager with the League of Minnesota Cities.
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