City Council Meeting Date: May 19, 2026
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Lynette Peterson, City Clerk
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Consideration of a Resolution for the approval of the cannabis retail registration application for Black Bear Wellness MN LLC to operate a cannabis retailer business with an adult-use cannabis retailer endorsement at 680 Professional Drive.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council is asked to approve a Resolution approving the cannabis retail registration for Black Bear Wellness MN LLC to operate a cannabis retail business with an adult-use cannabis retail endorsement at 680 Professional Drive.
Summary Report:
Jesse Richard Worsk (the "applicant"), has received Preliminary License Approval from the State of Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management to operate a cannabis retail business. The applicant applied for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate a cannabis retail establishment at 680 Professional Drive and this CUP was approved by the City Council at their May 5, 2026 meeting. The next step in the process is for the City to approve the application.
The following is the limit on the number of cannabis licenses allowed within the City of Northfield per City Code:
Sec. 30-122. Limitation of registrations.
The city shall limit the number of cannabis retail businesses to no fewer than one registration for every 12,500 residents within the city, excluding medical cannabis combination businesses and any potential municipal cannabis store, and shall issue no more than two cannabis retail business registrations. The city shall include in its count of active retail registrations any cannabis retail business operating under a Tribal compact or a Tribally issued license or registration. If there is one active cannabis retail business registration for every 12,500 residents in the applicable county, the city shall not register additional state-licensed cannabis retail businesses. The city shall process cannabis re...
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