St. Cloud Sets Public Hearing on THC Edibles For September 12th

(KNSI) – Anyone who wants to have their voice heard on the sale of THC edibles in St. Cloud can do so at a public hearing next month.

The city council set the hearing for Monday, September 12th. The new section 430 is an addition to the city’s 2007 Code of Ordinances. Stores will be required to have a license to sell THC gummies and other products. Each application will be reviewed by the mayor’s office and police chief.

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 ordinance sets up compliance checks similar to alcohol sales. 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.

The products became legal in Minnesota on July 1st.

Several other area cities such as Sartell and St. Joseph have put moratoriums in place on the sale of THC products until rules to govern their sale were established.

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