When it comes to cannabis businesses in Detroit Lakes, the consensus among Detroit Lakes City Council members is that it's challenging to come to a consensus.
The city council met Thursday, Oct. 25, for a work session to thresh out details in the city's ordinance to regulate cannabis businesses, which include cultivation facilities as well as retail stores. In particular, the council was trying to determine where cannabis businesses could set up and how many would be allowed.
As it stands now, the draft ordinance would allow retail stores in the B-3 auto-oriented zoning district. Businesses already allowed in the district include gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, auto repair and sales, hotels, theaters, and more. Per state statute, a cannabis retailer must be 1,000 feet or more away from any school, and 500 feet or more away from any daycare, park, playground, or residential treatment facility.
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