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Planning director proposes six-month moratorium on new cannabis operations, citing compliance gaps and state licensing conflicts
Summary
Kate Palmer, Okanogan County planning director, said staff will draft a six-month moratorium ordinance for new cannabis operations after meeting with growers and legal counsel; commissioners asked for reasons and a work plan tied to enforcement and engineering challenges.
Okanogan County Planning Director Kate Palmer told the Board of Commissioners she will prepare a draft moratorium ordinance that would temporarily bar new cannabis operations in the unincorporated county while staff and stakeholders develop a work plan to address compliance and enforcement issues.
Palmer said she had met with multiple cannabis operators and learned many are willing to come into compliance but that a minority of operations remain noncompliant. She told commissioners the county needs a clear…
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