St. Paul Residents Weigh In On Likely Scaled Back Ban On Smoking Weed In Public Limited To Parks

By Caroline Cummings, CBS Minnesota

September 7, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul residents on Wednesday testified during a public hearing about a proposal that would prohibit smoking cannabis in public parks and near businesses, the latest effort by a city to put guardrails around use since recreational marijuana became legal in Minnesota earlier this summer.

The new state law forbids smoking in indoor public places that fall under the Clean Indoor Air Act, but it doesn't set parameters about outdoors, instead empowering local governments to make their own rules punishable by a petty misdemeanor for a violation.

St. Paul Councilmember Chris Tolbert proposed an ordinance prohibiting smoking of all kinds — from cannabis to cigarettes — on any city-owned property.

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