Bill > HF4202

This bill modifies existing laws regarding how local governments in Minnesota can regulate cannabis businesses. It clarifies that local governments can enact reasonable restrictions on the time, place, and manner of cannabis business operations through ordinances, but these restrictions cannot outright prohibit businesses. The bill also specifies that local governments can prohibit cannabis businesses within 1,000 feet of a school or 500 feet of a day care, residential treatment facility, or certain attractions in public parks used by minors. A key change is that the state office responsible for licensing cannabis businesses *must* deny a license if a local government certifies that a proposed business does not comply with local zoning ordinances, land use laws, the State Fire Code, or the State Building Code, and provides evidence of non-compliance; previously, this was discretionary. The bill also allows local governments to limit the number of cannabis retailers, microbusinesses, and mezzobusinesses with retail endorsements to one for every 12,500 residents, with specific provisions for counties and cities to coordinate these limits. Additionally, it requires local governments that issue retail registrations to submit annual data on compliance checks, including details about violations and actions taken, to the state office.

Business and Industry, Government Affairs

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/4202/