Roseville, MN Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)

Section 316.04 requires every cannabis retailer and lower-potency hemp retailer to register with the city before making retail sales to customers or patients, and sales without an active registration are prohibited. Section 316.05(a) then limits the count. The city issues one registration per 12,500 residents, calculated by dividing the state demographer's estimate of the city's population by 12,500 and rounding up to the nearest whole number. The city updates the number of registrations available from the most recent state demographer data on January 1 and June 1 each year. If the number falls, existing registrants keep and renew their registrations but no new one is issued. Registrations issued to businesses holding a license preapproval count toward the limit. Lower-potency hemp retailers and medical cannabis combination businesses sit outside the cap under § 316.05(b).

Applications are processed first-come, first-served once the city has a complete application and payment of all fees (§ 316.06). A complete application includes the property owner's name, the applicant's name and date of birth, the address and parcel ID, a certification of compliance, and a copy of a valid state license or written notice of OCM license preapproval (§ 316.07). Appendix A of the code lists the retailer registration fee at $500.00 for the initial registration and $1,000.00 for renewal, and $125.00 for a lower-potency hemp retailer. Section 316.07 says the initial fee covers the first year, the renewal fee for year two is paid at the same time, and the fees are nonrefundable. A registration is not transferable to another person, entity, or location (§ 316.11).

Zoning still decides the location. Section 316.09 bars a registration when the applicant does not comply with applicable zoning and land use regulations, is not current on property taxes and assessments at the site, or when the maximum number has been issued. In the E-1 and E-2 employment districts, § 1011.12(f)(11) subjects a cannabis or hemp retailer to the limit in § 1011.12(f)(2), which requires retail to sit in buildings or complexes that include office or other employment-related uses and caps it at 25 percent of the building or complex. Retail hours under § 316.14(b) run 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday.