Jonah Kaplan
ST. LOUIS PARK -- Municipal governments across the Twin Cities are considering adding their own ordinances related to the sale of snacks and drinks with hemp-derived THC.
"We're not a city that's saying no to cannabis or recreational use," Stillwater mayor Ted Kozlowski explained to WCCO. "We just want to do it in an orderly way."
"Dispensaries are notorious for having loads of cash on hand, and it was bringing some pretty big, organized crime trying to rob them," Â Kozlowski said.Â
City councils in St. Louis Park and Golden Valley will also be discussing potential ordinances at upcoming study sessions next week, according to spokespeople. Rep. Edelson's office said Minneapolis, St. Paul and Edina governments are among the others reviewing their next moves as well.
Jai Bowie, owner of Grow To Life Health Alternatives store in St. Louis Park, told WCCO he had no problem with city councils considering new regulations.Â
"The last thing you want is people coming in getting sick or getting something they didn't know what was going to get them high," he said. "That's what makes the industry bonkers. Regulation is important. because it helps making sure all those ingredients going into bodies are coming from a trusted source."