September Public Hearing Possible for St. Cloud THC Retailer Regulations

(KNSI) – The St. Cloud City Council is being asked by staff to set a public hearing for September 12th on an ordinance to regulate the sale of THC gummies and other products.

Stores will be required to have a license to operate, and each application will be forwarded from the clerk to the mayor’s office and the police chief for review. Products would be barred from using cartoon characters or having packaging that mimics toys or other brands sold primarily to children. Offering samples or selling THC products at a discount would be prohibited. Self-service kiosks would be banned as well and all THC products must be held in secure bins behind the counter.

The new section 430 is an addition to the city’s 2007 Code of Ordinances. It sets up a schedule for compliance checks similar to those for establishments selling alcohol. At least once per year, the police department would send in someone between 17 and 21 years old to each store to try and make an illegal TCH edible purchase.

Penalties for any code violation begin at a $300 fine. A second offense could result in a 30-day license suspension. Anything more than that during a 3-year period would result in a store having its license revoked.

To see the proposed regulation in its entirety, click here.

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