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12/6/22, 1:17 PM Golden Valley, MN Code of Ordinances <br />about:blank 1/8 <br />(a) <br />(b) <br />(c) <br />(d) <br />(e) <br />(f) <br />(g) <br />(h) <br />(i) <br />ARTICLE XIX. - TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL PRODUCTS <br />Sec. 16-550. - Purpose and Intent. <br />The purpose of this Section is to regulate the sale of legalized adult-use of any product that contains <br />tetrahydrocannabinol and that meets the requirements to be sold for human or animal consumption under <br />Minn. Stats., § 151.72 ("THC Products") for the following reasons: <br />By enacting 2022 Session Law Chapter 98, Article 13, the Minnesota Legislature amended <br />Minn. Stats., § 151.72 to allow the sale of certain products containing tetrahydrocannabinol <br />(THC). <br />The new law does not prohibit municipalities from adopting and enforcing local ordinances to <br />regulate THC product businesses including, but not limited to, local zoning and land use <br />requirements and business license requirements. <br />The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine note that the growing <br />acceptance, accessibility, and use of THC products, including for medical purposes, have <br />raised important public health concerns, while the lack of aggregated knowledge of cannabis- <br />related health effects has led to uncertainty about the impact of its use. <br />The City recognizes the danger THC use presents to the health, welfare, and safety of youth in <br />Golden Valley. <br />The Minnesota Legislature recognized the danger of THC product use among the public at <br />large by setting potency and serving size requirements. <br />The Minnesota Legislature recognized the danger of THC product use among youth by <br />prohibiting the sale of any product containing THC to those under the age of 21, requiring <br />that edible THC products be packaged without appeal to children and in child-resistant <br />packaging or containers. <br />State law authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to adopt product and testing standards in part to <br />curb the illegal sale and distribution of THC products and ensure the safety and compliance of <br />commercially available THC products in the state of Minnesota. <br />The City has the opportunity to be proactive and make decisions that will mitigate this threat <br />and reduce exposure of young people to the products or to the marketing of these products <br />and improve compliance among THC product retailers with laws prohibiting the sale or <br />marketing of THC products to youth. <br />A local regulatory system for THC product retailers is appropriate to ensure that retailers <br />comply with THC product laws and business standards of the City of Golden Valley to protect <br />the health, safety, and welfare of our youth and most vulnerable residents.