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Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />MayTor and CinT Council 9.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Work Session Au st 15, 2022 Cal Portner, Ci r Admitustrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Hemp Product Sale Moratorium Peter Beck, CittT Attorne�T <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Receive information and provide staff direction. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Effective July 1, 2022, retailers can sell into�cating hemp-based THC products to people aged 21 and older peY <br />state law. These products can be vaped or consumed in candies or drinks and have an intoxicating effect similar <br />to cannabis. <br />Unlike alcohol and tobacco, the new state law has no provisions for licensing or compliance. Without licensing or <br />permitting, there is no way to track who is selling the products and whether they are in compliance ��ith state law. <br />A gro�ving number of cities are enacting moratoriums on the sale of Hemp THC products until the state <br />legislature provides for actionable compliance. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Elk River l��ission Statement <br />Attachments <br />• LMC Model Cannabis Finding Moratorium <br />• Becker Moratorium <br />• Hermanto`vn Moratorium <br />• Stillwater Moratorium <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />�awEnEo ar <br />���V�� <br />Up�iited.• August 2020 <br />