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ORDINANCE #23-09 <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> AN INTERIM ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW USES <br /> OR THE EXPANSION OF EXITING USES RELATED TO SALES, TESTING, <br /> MANUFATURING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF REAL TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL <br /> (THC) PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALLY RELATED PRODUCTS <br /> The City of Ramsey Ordains: <br /> Preamble: The interim ordinance is applicable to all of the City of Ramsey for the purpose of <br /> protecting the planning process and the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens related to the <br /> recently legalized sale of edible cannabinoid products containing Tetrahydrocannabinol(THC). A <br /> prohibition on the establishment of new uses or the expansion of existing uses related to the sale <br /> of such products is necessary to ensure that the City has sufficient time to study potential <br /> regulations that will protect the health and safety of the residents of Ramsey. There is insufficient <br /> time to complete the ordinary procedure for introduction and adoption of a City ordinance as <br /> required by City Charter. <br /> SECTION 1. AUTHORITY AND FINDINGS <br /> A. The Minnesota Legislature recently amended Minnesota Statutes, Section 151.72 relating to <br /> the sale of certain cannabinoid products. The new law permits the sale of edible cannabinoid <br /> products,provided that a product sold for human or animal consumption does not contain more <br /> than 0.3 percent of tetrahydrocannabinol and an edible cannabinoid product does not contain <br /> an amount of any tetrahydrocannabinol that exceeds more than five milligrams of any <br /> tetrahydrocannabinol in a single serving, or more than a total of 50 milligrams of any <br /> tetrahydrocannabinol per package ("THC Products"). Sales of THC and chemically related <br /> product became legal on July 1, 2022. <br /> B. The new law allows sales and establishes some labeling and testing requirements, but it does <br /> not establish any licensing criteria or parameters for compliance by retailers. The new law <br /> does not prohibit local regulation. <br /> C. Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.355, subd. 4 provides that if a municipality is conducting <br /> studies or has authorized a study to be conducted for the purpose of considering adoption or <br /> amendment to an official control, the City Council may adopt an interim ordinance for the <br /> purpose of protecting the planning process and the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. <br /> An interim ordinance may regulate, restrict, or prohibit any use within the city for a period not <br /> to exceed one year from the effective date of the interim ordinance. Many cities have adopted <br /> interim ordinances to study the impacts of certain uses and deterring whether regulations are <br /> appropriate for the purpose of protecting the pubic health, safety, and welfare of their citizens; <br /> and <br /> D. The City Council believes that authorizing a study regarding the types of uses that involve the <br /> sales, testing, manufacturing, and distribution of THC Products and any chemically related <br />