{"id":1983443,"date":"2023-07-26T17:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-cities-consider-banning-smoking-marijuana-in-public-areas-as-drug-nears-legalization\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T17:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:36:26","slug":"minnesota-cities-consider-banning-smoking-marijuana-in-public-areas-as-drug-nears-legalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-cities-consider-banning-smoking-marijuana-in-public-areas-as-drug-nears-legalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota cities may ban public marijuana smoking as drug legalization approaches."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-cities-consider-banning-smoking-marijuana-in-public-areas-as-drug-nears-legalization%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1983443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Minnesota Cities Consider Banning Public Marijuana\u2062 Smoking Ahead \u200cof Legalization<\/h2>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota<\/a> cities are considering taking \u2062action to \u2063ban smoking marijuana in\u200b public as the drug&#8217;s legalization\u200c approaches next \u200dmonth.<\/p>\n<p>Starting August 1, \u200brecreational marijuana\u2062 will become legal across Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u2063meantime, at least six\u2063 cities,\u200b including \u200dInver Grove Heights,\u200b Apple\u200d Valley, Prior Lake, Duluth, Rochester, and Lakeville, are contemplating the implementation of ordinances that would make \u200cit a petty misdemeanor to smoke marijuana in \u2063public places such as parks or sidewalks.<\/p>\n<p>Lakeville \u200dMayor Luke Hellier expressed concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-democrat-senator-praised-cleveland-indians-name-change-while-working-on-policy-that-would-hurt-native-americans\/\" title=\"Ohio Democrat Senator Praised Cleveland Indians\u2019 Name Change While Working On Policy That Would Hurt Native Americans\">potential negative impact<\/a> of people\u200d smoking pot downtown\u200d on the city&#8217;s\u200c recent growth. \u200cHe stated,\u200b &#8220;We&#8217;re the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-unleashes-fierce-border-to-border-missile-blitz-on-ukraine-following-bridge-attack\/\" title=\"Putin Unleashes Fierce Border-To-Border Missile Blitz On Ukraine Following Bridge Attack\">seventh-largest city<\/a> in \u200dthe Twin Cities, the 30th fastest growing city in the country.\u200b So in my opinion, we&#8217;re\u2063 doing something right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The last \u2064thing I want is a nuisance of\u200b marijuana smoke or vaping \u2063in \u200bthe downtown that could prevent people from\u200d wanting to come to these businesses,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The mayor\u2063 of Lakeville emphasized \u200bthat an ordinance prohibiting public marijuana smoking would \u200cbe enforced based on resident complaints. \u200dHe\u200b explained, &#8220;A business would\u2064 have to file a complaint, call the city\u2064 or \u200bthe police department, say, &#8216;Hey,\u2064 someone&#8217;s smoking outside of my restaurant or out\u2063 front of\u200b my business,\u2063 and it&#8217;s causing a nuisance,&#8217; and so then, we would come and\u2064 cite that person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Representative Zack\u2062 Stephenson pointed out\u200d that the \u200cnew state law grants cities the authority to decide whether they want to restrict marijuana smoking in public \u200cplaces. He drew a parallel between city ordinances\u2064 banning public \u200bmarijuana smoking and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-cities-consider-banning-smoking-marijuana-in-public-areas-as-drug-nears-legalization\/\" title=\"Minnesota cities may ban public marijuana smoking as drug legalization approaches.\">rules prohibiting public alcohol\u2063 consumption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a sponsor of the bill, the \u2062intentional lack \u200dof certain \u2063public smoking restrictions was a deliberate choice. State Senator Lindsey Port, who sponsored the legalization\u200d bill in the state Senate, stated, &#8220;We wanted to put as\u200c few restrictions\u2064 on it as we\u2062 could,\u2064 understanding that cities could do more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Supporters\u200d of public marijuana smoking bans have \u2064highlighted\u200c the challenges that would arise without such bans.\u2062 Jake Willenbring, an employee at a Lakeville CBD store, expressed his \u200cconcerns, saying, &#8220;Nobody wants to have \u2062their \u2064kids at a park with a group of people smoking \u200bweed\u2063 right next to you.\u200d I just don&#8217;t know how possible that would\u200c be to keep it respectful for everybody\u200d on a large scale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Prior\u2063 Lake, the city council has\u200b already voted to \u200cban cannabis businesses and the \u2063use of marijuana in public, including\u2063 smoking, vaping, and edibles. Using marijuana in public will be considered a petty misdemeanor in the city.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, neither Minneapolis nor St. Paul has addressed the issue of smoking marijuana in\u200c public.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&#8217;s new legal weed law will prohibit smoking inside the majority \u2062of public places \u2063and workplaces \u200cdue to the state&#8217;s Clean Indoor Air Act, which was already in effect.<\/p>\n<p>Recent years have witnessed\u2064 the \u200clegalization of recreational\u2064 marijuana\u200c in many states, including New York, Illinois, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Oregon, Massachusetts, \u2062and Montana.<\/p>\n<p>New York \u2064City, for example, had anticipated generating\u2063 $56 million in tax\u200b revenue\u200c from\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-marijuana-legislation-and-what-it-would-mean-to-state-tax-revenues\/\" title=\"Federal Marijuana Legislation and What It Would Mean to State Tax Revenues\">legal marijuana sales<\/a> in its\u2063 first \u200byear. However, the city is currently experiencing losses from underwhelming\u2063 legal marijuana sales \u200bwhile the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-losing-millions-in-taxes-from-legal-marijuana-sales-while-illegal-market-booms-report\/\" title=\"Report: Legal marijuana sales in New York losing millions in taxes as illegal market thrives.\">illegal market continues<\/a> to thrive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Minnesota cities are contemplating prohibiting public marijuana smoking before its legalization next month. From August 1, recreational marijuana will be legal statewide. Meanwhile, at least six cities are pondering making it a petty misdemeanor to smoke the drug in public areas such as parks or sidewalks. 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