(A) This chapter is adopted by the Carver County Board of Commissioners for the purpose of protecting public health and safety by prohibiting the use of cannabis and cannabis derived products in public places and places of public accommodation within Carver County.
(B) The county intends to be proactive in protecting public health and safety by enacting a chapter that will mitigate threats presented to the public and public health by the public use of cannabis. State law authorizes adoption of ordinances to regulate actual or potential threats to the public health. See M.S. § 145A.04 and § 145A.05.
(C) Carver County (hereinafter “the county”) recognizes the risks that unintended access and use of cannabis products and exposure to cannabis and its effects present to the health, welfare, and safety of members of the public and in particular the youth of the county.
(Ord. 106-2024, passed 5-21-24)