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Okanogan County adopts six-month moratorium on new cannabis grows as county and state compliance dispute continues
Summary
At its meeting, the Okanogan County Board of Commissioners approved a six-month moratorium on permitting new cannabis grows in the county and directed staff to pursue a formal meeting with the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and other state officials to resolve enforcement and licensing conflicts.
At its meeting, the Okanogan County Board of Commissioners approved a six-month moratorium on permitting new cannabis grows in the county and directed staff to pursue a formal meeting with the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and other state officials to resolve enforcement and licensing conflicts.
The board adopted an ordinance establishing the moratorium after discussion of repeated cases in which licensed cannabis operations did not meet county building, septic and zoning rules and, commissioners said, were difficult to bring into compliance. The board voted in favor with one commissioner abstaining; the ordinance will be placed on a future agenda for final ministerial steps.
County staff and commissioners said the moratorium is intended to pause new…
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