In response to the positive feedback from the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) ‘s statewide municipality summits and in keeping with its commitment to transparent communication with stakeholders, the CRA has announced the date and time for its next statewide municipal summit.

The summit will be held via Zoom on May 14, 2024, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Staff from the CRA’s legal, licensing, and enforcement divisions will host a 90-minute Zoom call. In addition, there will be time set aside for the CRA to answer questions from local municipal officials.

Local municipal officials who have previously RSVP’d for one of CRA’s municipal summits will not need to do so again. Past attendees should check their email for a new link the week of the event. New attendees who have not previously RSVP’d may do so by emailing [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. on May 7, 2024. Officials who RSVP should include the name of their municipality as well as the name, email address, title, and phone number of all those planning to attend. The CRA will confirm attendance via email, including the Zoom link, the week before the event.

Any questions for the CRA that may be addressed during the municipal summit should be sent to [email protected].

In addition to the municipality summit, the following municipality resources are available on the CRA website:

• A two-hour video in which the CRA compiled information from industry stakeholders, lawyers, and municipal officials answers many of the questions that the CRA receives from local government officials. The video is available in the CRA’s video library, which can be found by clicking on the Resources tab.
• A Municipal Guide in which the CRA answers many of the most commonly asked questions from municipal officials, including adult-use and medical facility licensing questions, as well as enforcement questions – the municipal guide is available in the Other Resources section of the CRA’s Laws, Rules, & Other Resources page.

Jennifer Rigterink is the League’s assistant director of state and federal affairs handling economic development, land use, and municipal services issues. She can be reached at [email protected]