Blaine, MN Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Blaine's cannabis framework runs through two code books that must be read together. Chapter 22, Article XI states the city's authority comes from four Minnesota statutes, including § 342.13(c)'s bar on prohibiting establishment or operation, § 342.22's local registration and enforcement powers, § 152.0263's rules on cannabis use in public places, and § 462.357's general municipal zoning authority. That authority produces the zoning answer: § 113-61(11) lists "cannabis retail and/or medical cannabis businesses licensed for cannabis retail" as a permitted use in the Community Commercial (B-2) District alongside general retail, banks, restaurants and taprooms, expressly cross-referencing Chapter 22's standards, and requires that any microbusiness or mezzobusiness cultivation on the same site happen entirely inside a building with no outdoor growing.

The industrial districts separately allow cannabis and hemp manufacturing and cultivation as conditional uses, and § 121-146 requires cultivation buildings there to sit at least 750 feet from any residentially zoned property carrying a residential land use, keep outside storage in the rear yard only, and secure a conditional use permit from the city council. Locating in an allowed district is only step one: before a licensed retailer can sell, it must also register with the city under § 22-518, pass a compliance check confirming zoning compliance under § 22-519, and pay a registration fee capped under § 22-520.