Petersburg asks for smaller pot business setback

Petersburg is asking the state to relax limitations on where marijuana businesses can open their doors this year. Petersburg’s assembly approved a resolution Monday asking for a smaller setback for pot businesses.
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Petersburg seal. File photo: KFSK/Petersburg.
New state regulations say a marijuana business must be at least 500 feet from a school, youth center, church or jail, which would put most of downtown Petersburg off limits.
Petersburg’s assembly considered a reso