25-017 Cannabis Business RegistrationCity of Shorewood
Hennepin County
State of Minnesota
Resolution 25-017
A Resolution providing consent for Hennepin County to register cannabis microbusinesses with
a retail operations endorsement, cannabis mezzobusinesses with a retail operations
endorsement, cannabis retailers, and lower -potency hemp edible retailers, and to perform
compliance checks of every such business or retailer with a registration issued by Hennepin
County, in the City of Shorewood, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 342.22 , as
amended.
WHEREAS, the Shorewood City Council is the official governing body of the City of Shorewood;
and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 342.22, subdivision 1 requires that cannabis
microbusinesses with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis mezzobusinesses with a retail
operations endorsement, cannabis retailers, and lower -potency hemp edible retailers register
with the city, town, or county in which the retail establishment is located before making retail
sales to customers or patients; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 342.22, subdivision 1 allows counties to register
cannabis microbusinesses with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis mezzobusinesses
with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis retailers, and lower -potency hemp edible
retailers where a city or town has provided consent for the county to issue the registration for
the jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 342.22, subdivision 3 requires that the local unit of
government that issues a registration to a cannabis microbusiness with a retail operations
endorsement, cannabis mezzobusiness with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis retailer,
or lower -potency hemp edible retailer conduct compliance checks of every such business or
retailer with a registration issued by the local unit of government; and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood desires to provide consent for Hennepin County to register
cannabis microbusinesses with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis mezzobusinesses
with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis retailers, medical cannabis combination
businesses, and lower -potency hemp edible retailers, and to perform compliance checks of
every such business or retailer with a registration issued by Hennepin County, in the City of
Shorewood, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 342.22; and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood adopted local Ordinance 607 to provide for regulating
cannabis businesses that allow for only one retail business per 12,500 Shorewood residents
(Section 3, Subd. 4 1 (c)); and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood will remain responsible under Minnesota Statutes 342.13(f)
to certify to the Office of Cannabis Management whether a proposed cannabis business
complies with local zoning ordinances and, if applicable, whether the proposed business
complies with the state fire code and building code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Shorewood:
1. That the City of Shorewood provides consent for Hennepin County to register cannabis
microbusinesses with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis mezzobusinesses with a
retail operations endorsement, cannabis retailers, medical cannabis combination
businesses, and lower -potency hemp edible retailers, and to perform compliance checks
of every such business or retailer with a registration issued by Hennepin County, in the
City of Loretto, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 342.22.
2. That the City of Shorewood will fully cooperate with Hennepin County in providing all
necessary records and information to Hennepin County so that Hennepin County can
register cannabis microbusinesses with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis
mezzobusinesses with a retail operations endorsement, cannabis retailers, medical
cannabis combination businesses, and lower -potency hemp edible retailers, and perform
compliance checks of every such business or retailer with a registration issued by
Hennepin County.
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted by the Shorewood City
Council this twenty-seventh day of January 2025.
Jenn' Labad ,Mayor
Sa ie Thone, City Clerk