Cannabis Regulations in Stearns County, MN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Stearns County, Minnesota.
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Dispensary Zoning
Stearns County zones cannabis retail, delivery, testing, transport and wholesale businesses into the Commercial District as a permitted use, while cultivation and manufacturing are allowed only as an interim use in the Agricultural District, both under Ordinance 439's cannabis performance standards.
Stearns County Cannabis Business Zoning Rules
Significant RestrictionsStearns County Ordinance 439 (Land Use and Zoning), Sec. 9.10.2.E (Commercial District); see also Sec. 6.13 and Sec. 9.1.6.B
9.10.2 Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted subject to any applicable performance and general development standards contained in Sections 6 and 7 of this Ordinance: ... E. Cannabis- Delivery Service, Lower-Potency Hemp Edible Retailer, Retail, Testing Facility, Transport, Wholesale
Buffer Zones
Cannabis businesses in Stearns County must sit at least 1,000 feet from a school and 500 feet from a day care, residential treatment facility, or a public park attraction regularly used by minors, measured property line to property line.
Stearns County Cannabis Business Buffer Distances
Significant RestrictionsStearns County Ordinance 439 (Land Use and Zoning), Sec. 6.13.L
L. Cannabis business shall meet the following setbacks as measured in a straight line from the closest point of the property line of the parcel upon which the cannabis business is located, to the property line of the following uses: 1000 feet of a school; 500 feet of a day care; 500 feet from a residential treatment facility; 500 feet from an attraction within a public park that is regularly us...
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