An Oklahoma-based cannabis retailer is one step closer to setting up shop in Oak Park Heights.

The Oak Park Heights Planning Commission voted Thursday night to recommend a conditional-use permit for a retail cannabis business to open in the space currently occupied by Joseph’s restaurant.

Mango Cannabis, as the business would be known, is expected to occupy the entire building at 14608 60th St. N. and Joseph’s is expected to move to a different location in the area, according to a staff memo.

“The location has not been identified yet that I am aware of,” City Planner Scott Richards said of the restaurant’s move on Thursday night. Representatives from Mango Cannabis said the restaurant’s owners have other real estate holdings and are working on a relocation.

The planning commission appr

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