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Residents Don't Want Verndale to be Cannabis Destination

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale City Council held their regular meeting on June 8. Cannabis Business Ordinance The council approved the new ordinance required after Minnesota legalized cannabis and effectively told cities to set local rules within state guidelines. Mayor Tara Erckenbrack explained that the goal is not to recruit new cannabis businesses but to regulate what state law already allows, mainly by mirroring state setbacks from schools, dayc

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Water Leak, Housing Costs and Cannabis Debate Drive Busy Council Meeting

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale City Council held their regular meeting on Monday, May 11. New City Council Member Heather Ewert was sworn in. Cannabis Ordinance The city is tightening a new cannabis and low‑potency hemp ordinance. Council members directed staff to require that age‑compliance checks be handled by the county, not city staff, and to remove fixed sales hours for low‑potency hemp products, since those are already sold in existing businesse

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Commissioners Tighten Cannabis Rules to Protect Homes and Schools

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Todd County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 21. Cannabis Business Ordinance The Todd County Planning Commission recommended that the county board adopt an amendment to Article XII of the Planning and Zoning Ordinance regulating cannabis businesses. Planning and Zoning Director Adam Ossefoort presented the proposed ordinance changes. He explained that the Planning Commission reviewed the amendment over

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Hemp and Cannabis Licensing is a Priority

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale City Council held their regular meeting on Monday, April 13. Cannabis Licensing The city council discussed how to manage low-potency hemp and cannabis edibles now that local licensing is required following state approval. One local business has already received a license from the Office of Cannabis Management to sell low-potency edibles, prompting the need for the city to establish its own licensing process. Council me

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