(A) Unlawful sales. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to sell any edible cannabinoid product:
(1) To any person under the age of 21 years;
(2) By means of any type of vending machine;
(3) By means of self-service methods whereby the customer does not need to make a verbal or written request to an employee of the licensed premises in order to receive the edible cannabinoid product and whereby there is not a physical and in person exchange of the edible cannabinoid product between the licensee or the licensee’s employee, and the customer; or
(4) That is in violation of M.S. § 151.72, as it may be amended from time to time.
(B) Use of false identification. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to attempt to disguise his/her true age by the use of a false form of identification, whether the identification is that of another person or one on which the age of the person has been modified or tampered with to represent an age older than the actual age of the person.
(C) Unlawful purchases. It shall be unlawful for any person who is under the age of 21 years to purchase any edible cannabinoid product. Persons acting under the direct supervision of the city, law enforcement, or other governmental unit and which are actively engaged in a compliance check of the licensed premises are exempted from this provision while engaged in the compliance check.
(D) Distribution of edible cannabinoid product samples. It shall be unlawful for any licensee or any person, business or retailer to distribute or give away edible cannabinoid products free of charge to any person.
(Ord. 241, passed 1-23-2023)