(ABC 6 News) – A Freeborn County judge filed an order last week, requiring the City of Albert Lea to issue a cannabis retail registration to Jacob Schlichter, file a motion indicating why the city had good cause not to issue the license, or appear in court Oct. 13 to plead its case. Freeborn Judge Christy Hormann determined that “The Court finds that the specific language of the Albert Lea City Ordinances §5.023(b) and Minnesota Statute §342.22, subd. 3(a) mandate an issuance of a retail registration to a state-licensed cannabis retail business that meets a certain set of requirements. Therefore, the City Council’s refusal to approve Petitioners application was a failure to perform an official duty clearly imposed by law.”However, the City of Albert Lea may still argue its own case in county court – which they intend to do. Albert Lea’s city council agenda indicates that officials were concerned about Schlichter’s previous criminal history.