City Council Ordinance 788Ordinance No. 788
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MONTICELLO CITY CODE TITLE 11 - BUSINESS
REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 112 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS, BY
ADDING SECTION 112.60 REGARDING CANNABINOID PRODUCTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA, HEREBY
ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Monticello City Code Title 11, Chapter 112, is hereby amended by adding Section
112.60, Cannabinoid Products, as follows:
§ 112.60 CANNABINOID PRODUCTS.
(A) Purpose. This subchapter is designed to permit the reasonable sale of
cannabinoid products while protecting the general welfare of the city's youth,
residents, and visitors by limiting the sale of cannabinoid products to those
establishments licensed by Wright County to sell tobacco.
(B) General requirement. No person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall sell
cannabinoid products unless:
1. the seller also holds a retail tobacco license from Wright County,
Minnesota and meets the definition of "tobacco products shop" as
defined by the Wright County Code of Ordinances.
2. the seller is abiding by all requirements under Minn. Stat. § 151.72 and
related laws.
(C) Definitions.
1. Cannabinoid product shall mean a chemical compound derived from the
cannabis plant or synthetically derived from the cannabis plant.
2. Cannabinoid product means any edible or nonedible cannabinoid
product authorized for sale in Minn. Stat. § 151.72 and intended for
human consumption whether chewed, smoked, absorbed, dissolved,
inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any other means.
(D) Exemptions.
1. Except as regulated above, there is no requirement to obtain a tobacco
license from Wright County to sell cannabinoid products wherein the
only cannabinoids present are non -intoxicating cannabinoids, such
Cannabidiol ("CBD") or Cannabinol ("CBN").
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2. This subchapter does not apply to medical cannabis products dispensed
by registered medical cannabis dispensaries pursuant to Minn. Stat.
§§ 152.22 to 152.37. Medical cannabis dispensaries that sell non-
medical cannabis products which are also cannabinoid products are not
exempt.
(E) A violation of this subchapter is subject to the penalties listed in § 112.99
SECTION 2. The previously enacted Moratorium regarding Products Containing THC is related
to manufacturing or distribution of Products Containing THC remains effective.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
ADOPTED by the Monticello City Council this 12th day of December, 2022.
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Lloyd Hilga 1V, Mayor
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CJ#,iferIL44ireWr, City Clerk
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